1 fatal · ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S-2R · 2011-01-10 · Oakley, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR11LA094
Event ID
20110110X53722
Type
Accident
Date
2011-01-10
Location
Oakley, CA, USA
Coordinates
38.077777, -121.613334
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
Model
S-2R
Registration
N4977X
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
An in-flight collision with an unmarked meteorological evaluation tower (MET) during an aerial application flight due to the pilot's failure to see and avoid the obstacle. Contributing to the accident was the lack of visual conspicuity of the MET and the lack of information available to the pilot about the MET before the flight.