- Date
- July 29, 1977
- Place
- Stewartville, MN · STEWARTVILLE, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N75GSRockwell S-2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770729032329A
- Case key
- 145991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3158 77/7/29 STEWARTVILLE,MN ROCKWELL S-2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5543 TIME - 0640 N75GS PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCHESTER,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- NO FOUR PISTON BROKE AT PISTON RING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75GS
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N75GSRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 2016 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2R
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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