Accident · 1998-07-09

NTSB case SEA98LA125 · Rockwell S-2R · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 1998-07-09
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Rockwell S-2R (N4996X)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

Separation of the throttle linkage which resulted in the loss of power. Factors include worn throttle linkage parts and the furrows in the plowed field which was the available field for the forced landing.

Source: NTSB case SEA98LA125

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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