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Rockwell S-2R N4218X

16 June 1982 · Firebaugh, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 16 June 1982 at about 15:02 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N4218X, operated by TRI Air Inc., was involved in an accident near Firebaugh, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:02
Classification
Accident
Location
Firebaugh, California, United States
Coordinates
36.8508, -120.5391
Aircraft
Rockwell S-2R
Registration
N4218X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
TRI Air Inc.
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Firebaugh → Firebaugh
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX82DA222

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

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

THE PILOT WAS SPREADING FERTILIZER OVER A FIELD AND MANEUVERING OVER "HIGH TENSION LINES." NO PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING PREVIOUS FLIGHTS EARLIER THAT DAY. THE PILOT HAD PICKED UP ANOTHER LOAD WHICH HE REPORTED WAS PROBABLY TOO MUCH. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER ENTERING THE FIELD, HE STARTED TO GO OVER THE LINES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT JUST WAS NOT CLIMBING WELL. PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE WIRE HE ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD. HE BELIEVED THAT THE TAILWHEEL CAUGHT ONE OF THE WIRES AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL BEYOND THE WIRES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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