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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Newkirk, OK · August 7, 2012

Date
August 7, 2012 · 12:20 local
Place
Newkirk, OK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
BMVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5596X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA533
Reported as
Rockwell International S-2R
Reported engine
WRIGHT R-1300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,313 total1,586 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he was in cruise phase of flight seeding near a river. While going along the river during the operation the pilot struck power lines. Aircraft lost airspeed and the engine was spooling down so the pilot made an emergency landing on a sandy area of the river bed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT SEEDING NEAR A RIVER. WHILE GOING ALONG THE RIVER DURING THE OPERATION THE PILOT STRUCK POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND THE ENGINE WAS SPOOLING DOWN SO THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SANDY AREA OF THE RIVER BED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5596X · 1

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