# NTSB OAK79DVA41: Rockwell S2R, N5512X, Firebaugh, CA, June 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1979
- Place: Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136009
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512X-2013-09-16), registration cancelled 2013-09-16, S/N 1712R, built 1973 (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 TWJR-SAIG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-twjr-saig) (registry code 52029, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- 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 19790609010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609010369A), Jun 9, 1979: Ayres S2R, Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot on first night spray run struck wires during turn around.

## Other investigations on N5512X (1)

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 LAX88DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA07), Jun 21, 1988: Ayres S2R (N5512X), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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