Rockwell INTL S-2R N4905X

Summary

On 21 June 1982 at about 14:00 local time, a Rockwell INTL S-2R registered N4905X, operated by Simpson Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Eudora, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 June 1982 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Eudora, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

33.1098, -91.2598

Aircraft

Rockwell INTL S-2R

Registration

N4905X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Simpson Flying Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eudora → Eudora

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA238

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SINCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR TWO MONTHS, THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT TO CHECK THE SYSTEMS BEFORE FLYING FOR HIRE. THE PILOT FLEW OVER AN UNPOPULATED AREA OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH CLEAR WATER IN THE SPRAY TANKS. HE STATED THAT WHILE HE AS SPRAYING AND LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS, HE GOT IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WATER IN A GLANCING BLOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLYING AND LAND WITH VERY LITTLE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIVER WATER WAS CALM AND THE SURFACE WAS GLASSY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.