Rockwell S-2R N4931X

Summary

On 5 July 1989 at about 16:00 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N4931X was involved in an accident near Reyno, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 1989 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Reyno, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.3905, -90.7598

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N4931X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reyno → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC89DPG02

1 person died.

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A TIGHT MANEUVER AT INADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND A SUBSEQUENT STALL. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS (TREES).

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

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THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED ON A FINAL SWATH RUN (TO THE NORTH) ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF A RICE FIELD. AT THE END OF THE SWATH RUN, THE ACFT ENTERED A CLIMB OVER A WOODED AREA & THE PLT BEGAN A STEEP LEFT TURN TO MANEUVER THE ACFT FOR A TRIM PASS OVER THE NORTH EDGE OF THE FIELD. A WITNESS RPRTD THAT ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE TURN, THE ACFT APPEARED TO SNAP-ROLL. IT THEN ENTERED A NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT & CRASHED. APRX 33 MI SOUTH AT JONESBORO, AR, THE 1051 CDT WIND WAS FROM 050 AT 7 KTS. NO PRE-ACDNT MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ACFT OR ENG WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.