Aviation Accident Summary MIA89LA196

MINTER CITY, MS, USA

Aircraft #1

N4967X

Rockwell S-2R

Analysis

WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, THE ACFT'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A POWER LINE. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED INTO A RICE FIELD & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Probable Cause and Findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID THE POWERLINE. THE POWER LINE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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