ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134223
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 July 2001 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Rockwell S-2R Thrush Commander |
| Owner/operator: | Ice Spray Service |
| Registration: | N5551X |
| MSN: | 1751R |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8479 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pierre, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Pierre, SD (PIR) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck a transmission line while spraying a field. The pilot/owner of the agricultural operator made several passes under the transmission line prior to the strike. He stated that he was "a little high" when the airplane's rudder struck the transmission line tearing the rudder completely off and damaging the vertical stabilizer. He also added that he could not control the airplane following the strike and forced the airplane down in attempt to avoid hitting a house.
Probable Cause: clearance not obtained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the transmission line.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20010731X01570&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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