- Date
- June 6, 1990, 07:25 local (14:25 UTC)
- Place
- Cottonwood, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5620XRockwell S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900606019539A
- Case key
- 41208
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. The berm, which the airplane struck during landing, was a factor in the accident.
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
The agricultural aircraft encountered unsuitable terrain as the pilot was making a forced landing after a loss of engine power. The aircraft struck a 5 to 6 foot high berm just short of the selected field, and was totally destroyed by fire and impact damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5620X
- Reported as
- Rockwell S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1820
- Airframe hours
- 4,300
- Engine
- P&W 1340-AN2, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Prairie Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Prairie Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 21, 1990 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Fenn, ID
- Airport
- Private
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,600 total · 137 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5620X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.