# NTSB FTW79FRJ20: Rockwell S-2R, N4251X, Waterproof, LA, August 15, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1979
- Place: Waterproof, LA · WATERPROOF, LA
- Location: 31.8072° N, 91.3861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterproof, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8072&lon=-91.3861&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ20

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251X-1992-06-10), registration cancelled 1992-06-10, S/N 2033R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790815021999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815021999A), Aug 15, 1979: Ayres S2R, Waterproof, LA, Destroyed. Witness saw the ag aircraft make a steep pull-up and descended to the ground in a steep dive.

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.

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