Rockwell S2-R N5682X
26 June 1998 · Williams, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1998 at about 14:55 local time, a Rockwell S2-R registered N5682X was involved in an accident near Williams, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Williams, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.7593, -94.9504
- Aircraft
- Rockwell S2-R
- Registration
- N5682X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Williams → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he 'forced' the turn when trying to line up for an aerial application swatch run. He said that the airplane stalled, he recovered once, but stalled a second time when he attempted to lift the nose to avoid impact with the terrain, The pilot did not indicate any mechanical anomalies in the operation of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell S2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1994 | Rockwell S2-R | Firebaugh, California, United States | TRI Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1988 | Rockwell S2-R | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Rockwell S2-R | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1998 | Cessna A185F | Isanti, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1998 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1998 | Cessna A188B | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1998 | Cessna 150M | Tower, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1998 | Beechcraft BE-55 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Kreatz GENESIS | Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |