- Date
- August 28, 1978
- Place
- Montgomery, AL · MONTGOMERY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5030XAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780828028149A
- Case key
- 139641
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2715 78/8/28 MONTGOMERY,AL AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N5030X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 44, 9233 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 6918 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT. MEIGS,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 230 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- HIT WIRES HIDDEN BEHIND TREE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5030X
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5030XRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · 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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