ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199161
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| Date: | 22-AUG-2017 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5022X |
| MSN: | 5054R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calipatria, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Calipatria, CA |
| Calipatria, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was performing an aerial application flight in the airplane. A witness reported that after a slight right turn, the airplane rolled wings level, about 150 to 200 ft above ground level. Then, the nose dropped, and the airplane impacted a field in a near vertical attitude. A postimpact fire ensued, which consumed most of the airplane's fuselage, left wing, and empennage. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. However, the extent of thermal damage to the airplane prevented confirmation of control continuity.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
A loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because of the extensive thermal damage from the postcrash fire.
Sources:
http://www.kyma.com/news/crop-duster-crash-into-field-east-of-calipatria/609662580
FAA
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N5022X
Accident investigation:
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Images:
Photos(c): NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2017 08:38 | gerard57 | Added |
| 23-Aug-2017 10:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location] |
| 23-Aug-2017 19:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2017 19:04 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 23-Aug-2017 22:43 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 12-Feb-2021 01:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 07-Mar-2022 21:15 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Photo] |
| 07-Mar-2022 21:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
| 07-Mar-2022 21:16 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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