# Accident 20010710020709A: Stbros S25, Craigmont, ID, July 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2001, 11:14 local time
- Place: Craigmont, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYTG
- Location: 45.9401° N, 116.5210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9401&lon=-116.5210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4947X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4947X-2002-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STBROS S25
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010710020709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JULY 10, 2001, ABOUT 1114 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R, N4947X WAS DESTROYED WHILE BEING OPERATED AS A FIRE SUPPRESSION ON A WILDLAND FIRE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COTTONWOOD, ID. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FROM UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES AND A PREIMPACT FIRE WAS OBSERVED BY ONE EYEWITNESS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM CRAIGMONT, ID.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA01FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA127), Jul 10, 2001: Rockwell S-2R-1200 (N4947X), Cottonwood, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while dropping fire retardant. Factors include low visibility with smoke.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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