Rockwell S-2R N5506X

Summary

On 25 August 1998 at about 12:30 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N5506X was involved in an accident near Colquitt, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 August 1998 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N5506X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colquitt → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL98LA121

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain adequate clearance of known equipment, resulted in the collision with the field irrigation system.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arriving at the cotton field, the pilot completed his first swath. During the second swath run, the pilot noticed irrigation equipment in the same field. The pilot stated he diverted his attention from the irrigation equipment and continued the swath run. When the pilot returned his scan to the irrigation equipment, he realized he was too close to fly over it, although he tried to, the airplane struck the equipment. The airplane was destroyed by the crash and post crash fire. The pilot stated that the airplane was running fine and that he misjudged the distance to the irrigation equipment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.