# Accident 20130812017949A: Rockwell International S-2R, Larchwood, IA, August 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Larchwood, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2BSG
- Location: 43.4019° N, 96.4094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4019&lon=-96.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5610X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,637 total, 317 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA484) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812017949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK A WIRE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE  AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD.  DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AIRCRAFT WING STRUCK POWER LINE POLE CAUSING SUBSTANTAIL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN13LA484](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA484), Aug 12, 2013: Rockwell International S-2R (N5610X), Larchwood, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power during an agricultural application flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N5610X (2)

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

- [Incident 19840807057089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840807057089I), Aug 7, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5610X), Melba, ID, Minor damage. Engine failed during a spray run. Landed in a bean field.
- [Accident 19820712028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712028739A), Jul 12, 1982: Ayres S2R (N5610X), Adrain, OR, Substantial damage. Veered off recently prepared ag strip on landing. Nosed over. No brake defects. Pilots second accident in 14 days.

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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