Aero Commander S2R accident near Lambert, Mississippi, July 19, 1988
On July 19, 1988, a Aero Commander S2R, registered N8806Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lambert, Mississippi (AG 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
- July 19, 1988
- Place
- Lambert, Mississippi · AG Strip · 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
- N8806Q · registry record · serial 1506R
- 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 STATED THERE WERE TSTRMS IN THE AREA WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE DUSTER STRIP & A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE APPROACHING TSTRM BLEW THE TAIL AROUND. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY IN AN ADJACENT SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATING OK.
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 single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,666 hours in all; 229 in this make and model; 209 in the last 90 days; 112 in the last 30 days; 6,521 as pilot in command; 1,524 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,601 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 16, 1988; 156 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from GWO, 45 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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