Rockwell International S2R accident near Hart, Texas, June 24, 1982
On June 24, 1982 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Rockwell International S2R, registered N4188X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hart, Texas (Private AG Strip airport). 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
- June 24, 1982 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Hart, Texas · Private AG Strip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rockwell International S2R · all S2Rs on the register
- Registration
- N4188X · no longer on the register · serial 1950R
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY ON LANDING, THE RIGHT WHEEL SKIDDED ABOUT 50 FT, THEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. HE STATED THAT THE DRIVE KEY OF THE GOODYEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOCKED BRAKE.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 3,000 in this make and model; 63 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,795 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 63 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P & W R-1340 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 12 Hart TX
- Destination: 12 Hart TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,640 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 158°F (70°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
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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