# Accident 20120807017609A: Rockwell International S-2R, Newkirk, OK, August 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2012, 12:20 local time
- Place: Newkirk, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BMVG
- Location: 36.9500° N, 96.9519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9500&lon=-96.9519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5596X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5596X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1300 series (registry code 67060, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R-1300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,313 total, 1,586 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120807017609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA533), Aug 7, 2012: Thrush S-2R (N5596X), Newkirk, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines.

## Other reports on N5596X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060518010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518010889A), May 18, 2006: Ayres S2R (N5596X), Perry, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On Thursday may 18, 2006 at 10:45 EST, a rockwell international SR-2, N5596X, registered to taylor flying service, marianna, Florida, collided with the…

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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