Rockwell S-2R N4992X

Summary

On 9 July 2010 at about 23:30 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N4992X, operated by BOB Ruhe AG Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Deshler, Ohio, 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

9 July 2010 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Deshler, Ohio, United States

Coordinates

41.2075, -83.9011

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N4992X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

BOB Ruhe AG Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Leipsic → Leipsic

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10LA404

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the engine lost power during the middle of a spray run when he was just above the height of the corn crop. He turned the airplane away from the town and power lines before it contacted small trees and a ditch during the forced landing in a bean field. Both wings were substantially damaged. A teardown of the engine and a functional check of the fuel control unit, high pressure fuel pump, and the propeller governor failed to reveal any failures that would have prevented the engine from producing power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.