N5596X is a 1977 Rockwell International S-2R. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a Wright R-1300 SER rated at 700 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Cushing, OK. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1977. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2011. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 49 years old
- 1 of 114 Rockwell International S-2R
2011
1977
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During an aerial application flight over a river, the pilot was spreading seed when the airplane struck and severed all four wires of an electrical transmission power line. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted tall vegetation. The fuselage, empennage, and both wings were substantially damaged. According to the pilot and photographs of the area, neither the transmission wires nor the poles were visible above the tree line, adjacent to the river banks. The pilot stated that he had been warned about the transmission lines that extended over the river and should have located them before the application portion of the flight began.
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