Aero Commander S2R accident near Lake City, Arkansas, May 30, 1982
On May 30, 1982 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Aero Commander S2R, registered N5522X, was destroyed in an accident near Lake City, Arkansas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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
- May 30, 1982 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lake City, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander S2R · all S2Rs on the register
- Registration
- N5522X · registry record · serial 1802R
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A SOFT PRIVATE AG STRIP WITH A HEAVY LOAD AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGH ENOUGH TO GET ABOVE WHEAT IN A FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE WHEAT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY GROUND FIRE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,700 hours in all; 460 in this make and model; 150 in the last 90 days; 2,700 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 934 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P & W R-1340 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Jay Harmon INC
The flight
- Departed from: Lake City AR at 2:30 pm
- Destination: Lake City AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 194°F (90°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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