Rockwell S2R accident near Smithville, Georgia, June 27, 1984
On June 27, 1984 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Rockwell S2R, registered N4199X, was destroyed in an accident near Smithville, Georgia. 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
- June 27, 1984 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Smithville, Georgia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell S2R
- Registration
- N4199X · registry record · serial 1967R
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT CONTACTED A DIRT MOUND AFTER BOUNCING DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE EN ROUTE TO A SPRAYING OPERATION. THE POWER DECREASED AND THE ENGINE QUIT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN IN A FIELD. AFTER STRIKING A DIRT MOUND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. SOURCE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
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: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 19,300 hours in all; 10,000 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 19,000 as pilot in command; 400 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 20, 1984; 100 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W 1340 ANI (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: Leslie GA
- Destination: Leslie GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from ABY, 22 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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