Rockwell S-2R N5033X

Summary

On 8 August 1998 at about 15:30 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N5033X was involved in an accident near Dothan, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 August 1998 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Headland Municipal A/P (OJ6)

Coordinates

31.4194, -85.3296

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N5033X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Headland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL98LA107

Nobody was injured.

Fuel Exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. A factor was the power line.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had just finished spraying chemical on a field and was turning towards another field. He was at 200-300 feet when the engine 'popped' and quit. He attempted to restart, and set up to land on a county road. The vertical stabilizer struck a power line, and the airplane yawed to the left. The airplane then touched down, bounced, struck a tree, and ground looped, finally coming to rest near the treeline. According to the FAA Inspector who examined the airplane. The pilot had departed Headland Municipal Airport with about 65 gallons of fuel onboard, 50 gallons in the left tank and 15 gallons in the right. According to the pilot, the airplane burns about 50 gallons of fuel an hour. Examination of the airplane found no fuel remaining in the fuel tanks nor any odor of fuel at the crash site.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.