- Date
- July 11, 1989, 07:03 local (13:03 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5571XRockwell S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890711066099A
- Case key
- 41047
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the guy wires at the edge of the field.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During an apch for first spray run, the acft's right wing struck guy wires at edge of the field. Both the pilot & ground crew had checked the field for obstructions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5571X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5D81R
- Engine
- Garrett 331-1-151K, 680 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Davison Air Service West
- Departed
- U35 · Caldwell, ID
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,975 total · 301 in this make and model · 2,900 as pilot in command · 301 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.