Aero Commander S2R N5551X
31 July 2001 · Pierre, South Dakota, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 31 July 2001 at about 16:00 local time, a Aero Commander S2R registered N5551X, operated by Ice Spray Service, was involved in an accident near Pierre, South Dakota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pierre, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.3697, -100.3201
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander S2R
- Registration
- N5551X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ice Spray Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pierre → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA251
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
clearance not obtained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the transmission line.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane struck a transmission line while spraying a field. The pilot/owner of the agricultural operator made several passes under the transmission line prior to the strike. He stated that he was "a little high" when the airplane's rudder struck the transmission line tearing the rudder completely off and damaging the vertical stabilizer. He also added that he could not control the airplane following the strike and forced the airplane down in attempt to avoid hitting a house.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2000 | Aero Commander S2R | Odessa, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander S2R | Cochran, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Aero Commander S2R THRUSH | Connell, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Aero Commander S2R-T34 | Los Banos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1999 | Aero Commander S2R | Cairo, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2003 | Aero Commander S2R | Benson, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2001 | Cessna 150M | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2001 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Wall, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Norris, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Feb 2001 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2001 | Grice AVID FLYER | Belle Fourche, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2001 | Cessna 310Q | Mitchell, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |