Ayres Corp S2R accident near Rushville, NE
On May 16, 2010, an Ayres Corp S2R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rushville, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 16, 2010
- Place
- Rushville, NE
- Aircraft
- Ayres Corp S2R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.729°N, 102.423°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100516X71657
Official records · CEN10LA250
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 16, 2010, about 1445 mountain daylight time, an Ayres Corporation S2R airplane, N241WD, was substantially damaged following impact with a power line and terrain near Rushville, Nebraska. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The local, aerial application flight departed Gordon Municipal Airport (GRN), Gordon, Nebraska and was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was scheduled to apply chemicals to a mostly rectangular, north-south aligned field. The field was about 3,850 feet long by 500 feet wide. The field widened to about 1,200 feet wide on the southern, one-third of the field. The airplane operator provided a track of the accident flight, which was obtained from a SATLOC global positioning unit. The information did not include altitude or airspeed information. The track showed the airplane departed GRN and approached the field from the northeast on a southwest heading and over-flew the north end of the field. The plane then made a left turn and circled just south of the south end of the field, flew northbound parallel to the field and turned southbound beginning the first pass over the field. While flying south over the field the airplane struck an unmarked, two stranded power line that crossed the field running east-west. A witness observed the airplane flying and applying chemicals in a southern direction when it hit the power line, turned sideways, and then turned upside down and impacted the ground about one-ha
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at low altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
