Accident · 2005-07-05

NTSB case CHI05LA164 · Rockwell S-2R · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2005-07-05
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Rockwell S-2R (N3211R)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: Dakota Air Spray Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): DAKOTA AIR SPRAY INC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the static lines between the transmission towers. A factor associated with the accident were the static lines.

Source: NTSB case CHI05LA164

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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