# NTSB investigations: Rockwell International S-2R: In flight collision with terrain/water NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB SEA01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA131.md): Rockwell International S-2R · Nez Perce, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2001 · N5011X · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB SEA01FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA127.md): Rockwell S-2R-1200 · Cottonwood, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2001 · N4947X · Destroyed > Failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain while dropping fire retardant. Factors include low visibility with smoke. - [NTSB FTW99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA030.md): Rockwell S-2R · Alexandria, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1998 · N4938X · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the water during the turnaround maneuver. A factor was the haze over the river. - [NTSB SEA97LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA088.md): Rockwell S-2R · Prescott, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1997 · N4978X · Substantial damage > failure of the pilot to maintain terrain clearance from uneven/hilly terrain. - [NTSB ANC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA061.md): Rockwell S-2R · Larsen Bay, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1991 · N4851X · Destroyed > The pilot's decision to continue VFR into IMC conditions and failure to maintain proper altitude. Contributing to the accident was the low ceiling and fog. - [NTSB LAX88DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA07.md): Ayres S2R · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 21, 1988 · N5512X · Destroyed > During an agricultural spraying run, the airplane was required to fly under power lines to complete the job. The airplane was seen flying in the direction of the wires. The airplane initially contacted a levee with the wing and then collided with a power… - [NTSB MKC87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA164.md): Rockwell S-2R · Mediapolis, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1987 · N4949X · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that the field to be sprayed appeared safe enough when he flew a recon flight over the area the day prior to the accident. He stated that he didn't expect the power transmission lines to be so low, and that he did not see a rise in the… - [NTSB SEA87LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA131.md): Rockwell S-2R · Glenns Ferry, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1987 · N5580X · Destroyed > During takeoff with a quartering tailwind about 3/4 way down the runway the aircraft settled back onto the runway. There was not enough room to stop the aircraft. The aircrafts main gear caught on a fence and tall wheat with the aircraft coming to rest… - [NTSB ATL84FLT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FLT14.md): Rockwell S-2R · Lake Comorant, MS · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Sep 8, 1984 · N8478V · Destroyed > The aircraft was taken without permission by an employee of the owner. The employee did not hold an airmens certificate and no record of him ever having flight training could be found. The aircraft was found crashed in a field. No evidence of precrash failure… - [NTSB SEA84FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA110.md): Rockwell S-2R · American Falls, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 1984 · N4865X · Substantial damage > The load/ground crew reported that the plt planned to make 1 more spray run before flying back to the home base. When the acft did not return to the loading area, they assumed he had returned to the base. They drove 20 mi back to the base, but found neither… - [NTSB FTW82DA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA238.md): Rockwell Intl S-2R · Eudora, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 21, 1982 · N4905X · Substantial damage > Since the aircraft had not flown for two months, the pilot was on a flight to check the systems before flying for hire. The pilot flew over an unpopulated area of the Mississippi river with clear water in the spray tanks. He stated that while he as spraying… - [NTSB FTW82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA089.md): Rockwell S-2R · Oberlin, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 10, 1982 · N8466V · Destroyed > As the pilot was completing a spray run, he started to close the hopper, but it felt to him that the handle had broken. He looked inside the cockpit momentarily. When he looked back outside, the aircraft had begun a descent. It was too close to the ground to… ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7630202', '7630205') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7630202&occurrence=230 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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