Rockwell S-2R N4938X

Summary

On 18 November 1998 at about 22:30 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N4938X was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 November 1998 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N4938X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the water during the turnaround maneuver. A factor was the haze over the river.

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

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The left wing impacted the river during the turn around maneuver while spraying rye grass seeds onto a field adjacent to the river. As the evening nighttime approached, the area over the river was hazy. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by 'taking a longer and wider turn coming back into the field.' The accident occurred 40 minutes prior to the U.S. Naval Observatory official time of sunset.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.