Rockwell INTL S-2R accident near Marshallville, Georgia, March 7, 1983
On March 7, 1983 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Rockwell INTL S-2R, registered N8515V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Marshallville, Georgia (Private Strip airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 7, 1983 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Marshallville, Georgia · Private Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell INTL S-2R
- Registration
- N8515V · no longer on the register · serial 2275R
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER FROM A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STRIP THAT WAS WET AND SOFT. HE STATED THAT HE FAILED TO CLEAR A MUD-HOLE AT THE END OF THE STRIP, THE WHEELS MIRED IN THE MUD, AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 5,000 hours in all; 1,350 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 5,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 11, 1983; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: AG - Air Crop Service
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,300 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:55 pm from WRB, 24 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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