# Accident 20160628021689A: Rockwell International S-2R, Brawley, CA, June 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2016, 21:15 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Brawley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 32.9894° N, 115.5031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9894&lon=-115.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4952X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4952X-2017-03-01) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160628021689A

## Narrative

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

AT 9:15 PM, JUNE 28, 2016, N4952X DEPARTED BRAWLEY AIRPORT (BWC), WITH A CARGO OF ECONOMIC POISON FOR A NIGHT OF AERIAL APPLICATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 100' AGL PILOT REDUCED POWER AFTER WHICH THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING. THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR AIRSPEED BY ADVANCING POWER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUE TO DESCEND. THE PILOT MADE RIGHT TURN TO AVOID THE POWER LINES AND CONTINUE TO LOSE  ALTITUDE. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF A MILE EAST BRAWLEY AIRPORT. ACFT WAS SUBSTANCIALLY DAMAGED, NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA137), Jun 29, 2016: Rockwell International S 2R (N4952X), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s inability to climb and subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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