Rockwell S 2R N702CB

Summary

On 21 May 2014 at about 20:30 local time, a Rockwell S 2R registered N702CB, operated by Clear Skies Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near Medicine Lake, Montana, 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

21 May 2014 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Medicine Lake, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Sher-Wood (PWD)

Coordinates

48.5133, -104.3853

Aircraft

Rockwell S 2R

Registration

N702CB

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Clear Skies Aviation, LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Medicine Lake → Medicine Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14LA198

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and sufficient altitude to clear terrain during a low-altitude maneuver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was maneuvering the airplane into a left banking turn after an aerial application. He added that, the next thing that he could remember, was that he could not arrest the airplane's descent and that it was heading toward the ground. The pilot tried to correct the airplane's attitude by pulling up, but the airplane subsequently impacted terrain. Wreckage examination revealed that the left wing contacted the ground first. Engine examination and component testing did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot did not maintain airplane control and sufficient altitude to clear terrain during the turn.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.