- Date
- June 9, 1979
- Place
- Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5512XRockwell S2R
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790609010369A
- Case key
- 136009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0858 79/6/9 NR.FIREBAUGH,CA ROCKWELL S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 10500 TIME - 0100 N5512X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIREBAUGH,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 153 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT POWERLINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5512X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5512XRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2013 · Rockwell International S-2RAirframe modelRockwell International S-2REngine modelPratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5512X · 1
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