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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rockwell International S-2R · Strasburg, ND · August 10, 2021

Date: August 10, 2021 · 07:40 local
Place: Strasburg, ND
Airport: Linton Municipal
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 2GMG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4956X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21FA368
Reported as: Rockwell International S-2R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,418 total

N4956XRegistered now · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2164R Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Operator / pilot in command (PIC) was performing aerial application of pesticide. According to a witness, the PIC had completed two passes. The PIC then flew straight and level into nearby powerlines. Control was lost and the aircraft impacted the ground seconds later and was destroyed. The pilot was fatally injured. The NTSB was on scene and will determine cause.

As the FAA filed it

OPERATOR / PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE PIC HAD COMPLETED TWO PASSES. THE PIC THEN FLEW STRAIGHT AND LEVEL INTO NEARBY POWERLINES. CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SECONDS LATER AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE NTSB WAS ON SCENE AND WILL DETERMINE CAUSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21FA368Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportStrasburg, NDThe pilot’s intentional flight under power lines and his failure to maintain clearance from the lines during an aerial application flight.Aug 10, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4956X · 1

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

Accident 19770902030459ALow Level Operations · Clovis, NMSep 2, 1977 · Substantial damage