Ayres Corporation S2R accident near El Reno, OK
On May 30, 2018, an Ayres Corporation S2R (airplane) was involved in an accident near El Reno, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 30, 2018
- Place
- El Reno, OK
- Aircraft
- Ayres Corporation S2R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.612°N, 97.873°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180530X05847
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 30, 2018, about 1710 central daylight time, an Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 airplane, N2249B, impacted guy wires and terrain near El Reno, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed by postimpact fire. The airplane was registered to Ag Aviation Equipment LLC and operated by Andy Deterding Ag Aviation as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated at Medford Municipal Airport (O53), Medford, Oklahoma, about 1600. Two witnesses stated that, just after 1700, they heard an airplane flying low over their house. They stepped outside to watch the airplane fly over the field about 1/2 mile to the north. One of the witnesses noticed the airplane make a tight turn, as if the pilot was attempting to avoid the radio tower guy wire, and it appeared that the pilot "was pulling up." He then saw the airplane's nose pitch up and immediately "go towards the ground." According to the pilot's son, who was the operator's chief pilot, the pilot began flying in the late morning, between 0900 and 0930, on the day of the accident. The pilot took a 1-hour break for lunch about 1300 and continued to fly after lunch. The pilot departed to fly his last load to El Reno about 1600. The airplane had a full fuel load, so the flight had a "light load" of chemical. The tower was depicted on the map of the field the pilot had with him for spraying operations, and the pilot's son stated the pilot had
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
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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.
