Rockwell S-2R N3646X

Summary

On 4 June 1996 at about 21:00 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N3646X was involved in an accident near Dumas, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 1996 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dumas, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

33.8807, -91.4802

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N3646X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA236

1 person had minor injuries.

Failure of all personnel concerned to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition, which resulted from a visual restriction, due to trees near the intersection of the road and runway.

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Shortly after the airplane became airborne, the pilot saw a butane truck drive in front of him on a road that crossed the departure end of the runway. The pilot applied back pressure on the flight controls in an attempt to climb over the truck; however, the airplane's aft fuselage struck the truck, and the airplane then impacted the ground about 50 feet past the truck. Until moments before the accident, the driver of the truck and the pilot of the airplane were not able to see one another due to a line of 30 foot tall trees beside the road.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.