# NTSB OAK78DVA66: Rockwell S2R, N4248X, Raisin City, CA, July 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Raisin City, CA · RAISIN CITY, CA
- Location: 36.6033° N, 119.9092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raisin City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6033&lon=-119.9092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1760   78/7/8    RAISIN CITY,CA      ROCKWELL S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4151
        TIME - 0630                    N4248X              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RAISIN CITY,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT 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 -  220                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH 9FT IRRIGATION STAND PIPE FLYING EAST INTO MORNING SUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4248X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4248X-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 2024R, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780708021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708021989A), Jul 8, 1978: Ayres S2R, Raisin City, CA, Substantial damage. Acft collided with 9FT irrigation stand pipe flying east into mor sun.

## Other investigations on N4248X (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX82FVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA09), Dec 3, 1981: Aero Comdr S-2R (N4248X), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG08), Aug 13, 1975: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4248X), Latta, SC, substantial damage

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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