# Incident 20140716011379I: Rockwell International S-2R, Grenora, ND, July 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Grenora, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZGKG
- Location: 48.6197° N, 103.9367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grenora, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6197&lon=-103.9367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8481V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8481V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716011379I

## Narrative

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

DURING APPLICATION OF AGRICUTURAL CHEMICALS TO WHEAT FIELD, PILOT STRUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE, SEVERING THE LINE AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER OF THE AIRCAFT, WHICH INDUCED SEVERE VIBRATION AND NEGTIVE TORQUE SENSING WHICH SHUT OFF THE ENGINE.  PILOT CONDUCTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN ADJACENT FIELD WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N8481V (1)

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

- [Accident 19840509016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016469A), May 9, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8481V), Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to fly under powerline during a spray run. Wires tore loose horizontal stabilizer. Went straight up and down.

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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