Rockwell S-2R N8488V

Summary

On 18 July 1998 at about 15:50 local time, a Rockwell S-2R registered N8488V was involved in an accident near Belzoni, Mississippi, 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

18 July 1998 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Belzoni, Mississippi, United States

Coordinates

33.1707, -90.4803

Aircraft

Rockwell S-2R

Registration

N8488V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA201

Nobody was injured.

The malfunction in the engine blower section, resulting in oil starvation, the seizure of the engine.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had completed spraying a field, and was returning to the airstrip to pick up more chemicals. The flight was at an altitude of 400 feet when the pilot reported that the airplane's engine lost complete power. The pilot elected to make a forced landing in a rice field. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel got caught in mud, causing the airplane to pull left, the right wing to strike the ground, and the airplane to come to rest on it's nose. Examination of the engine revealed that most of the engine oil had been pumped overboard from the area of the blower impeller, due to a malfunction of the blower, and caused the engine to seize.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.