Rockwell S-2R N8512V

Summary

On 10 July 1993 at about 13:24 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N8512V was involved in an accident near Bastrop, Louisiana, 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

10 July 1993 at 13:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Bastrop, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

32.7693, -91.8990

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N8512V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jones → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW93FA211

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AFTER COMPLETING A TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE OR POWERPLANT DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION. IN CONVERSATION WITH A CLOSE FRIEND THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MANY OF THE COMMON SYMPTOMS OF A HEART ATTACK, SUCH AS SEVERE PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS, CONSTANT BURNING TYPE INDIGESTION PAIN IN THE UPPER ABDOMEN, CONSTRICTING PAIN IN THE MID-CHEST AND INSIDE ARMS, AND BEING CONSTANTLY TIRED; HOWEVER, THE AUTOPSY REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF NATURAL DISEASE THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INCAPACITATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.