- Date
- August 15, 1979
- Place
- Waterproof, LA · WATERPROOF, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4251XRockwell S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790815021999A
- Case key
- 135014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1420 79/8/15 WATERPROOF,LA ROCKWELL S-2R CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 15000 TIME - 1545 N4251X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1827 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERPROOF,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 25 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4251X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4251XRegistration cancelled Jun 10, 1992 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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