Rockwell International S-2R accident near Nez Perce, ID
On July 14, 2001, a Rockwell International S-2R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nez Perce, ID. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 14, 2001
- Place
- Nez Perce, ID
- Aircraft
- Rockwell International S-2R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 46.280°N, 116.230°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010716X01438
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 13, 2001, approximately 1800 mountain daylight time, a Rockwell International S-2R, N5011X, registered to and operated by Craigmont Air Service as a 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight, collided with the ground about two miles west of Nez Perce, Idaho. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated at Craigmont, Idaho, about 30 minutes prior to the accident. A representative of the operator reported that the pilot had returned from one aerial application flight about 1700. The second flight departed from the Craigmont airport about 1730 to dispense an insecticide near Nez Perce. The operator expected the flight to return in about 30 minutes. When the aircraft did not return at the expected time, the operator contacted another pilot flying in the area, who shortly thereafter located the wreckage in a wheat field about two miles west of Nez Perce. A local resident who knew the pilot and the aircraft reported that she observed the aircraft headed to the southwest and that "he (the pilot) wasn't flying right..." and that "...he was slowly descending and his right wing would dip down then up then down then up. His plane was never flying steady like normal." PERSONNEL INFORMATION At the time of the accident, the pilot held a commercial certificate for single engine land, multi-engine land and helicopter operations. The operator reported that the pilot had accumulated in excess of 23,000 flight hour
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
