# NTSB Accident FTW97LA322
> **Rockwell S-2R** · 1997-08-21 · COLUMBUS, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA322
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08634
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-21
- **Location:** COLUMBUS, NM, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Rockwell
- **Model:** S-2R
- **Registration:** N4893X
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

a loss of engine power due to failure of an exhaust side rocker box and valve mechanism, and pilot incapacitation due to loss of consciousness after being struck in the head by parts separating from the engine.

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