# Accident 20140819013579A: Rockwell International S-2R, Kerkhoven, MN, August 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2014, 17:20 local time
- Place: Kerkhoven, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 45.1672° N, 95.3083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1672&lon=-95.3083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9646A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140819013579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS MAKING HIS SECOND PASS ON A NORTH/SOUTH LINE WHICH BORDERED A SMALL POWER LINE.  AS HE BEGAN HIS RUN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GUIDE WIRE WITH THE PROPELLER.

THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT AND THE PILOT PITCHED UP TO LOOK FOR A FIELD.  AFTER DUMPING THE PRODUCT LOAD, HE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN14CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA442), Aug 19, 2014: Rockwell International S 2R (N9646A), Kerkhoven, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to see and avoid the guide wire during the aerial application flight.

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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