Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that the engine lost power during the middle of a spray run when he was just above the height of the corn crop. He turned the airplane away from the town and power lines before it contacted small trees and a ditch during the forced landing in a bean field. Both wings were substantially damaged. A teardown of the engine and a functional check of the fuel control unit, high pressure fuel pump, and the propeller governor failed to reveal any failures that would have prevented the engine from producing power.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN10LA404 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 9, 2010
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Deshler, Ohio
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Rockwell International S-2R
- N-number
- N4992X
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.