- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Place
- Palestine, AR · PALESTINE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4940XNa Rockwell S2R
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780604012709A
- Case key
- 141656
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0962 78/6/4 PALESTINE,AR NA ROCKWELL S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 6965 TIME - 1430 N4940X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALESTINE,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6700 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4940X
- Reported as
- Na Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4940XRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2011 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelWright C7BA series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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