Ayres S2R-T34 N2252N

Summary

On 5 July 2000 at about 13:00 local time, a Ayres S2R-T34 registered N2252N was involved in an accident near Anahuac, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2000 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anahuac, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7610, -94.6690

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-T34

Registration

N2252N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anahuac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW00LA195

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was spaying a rice field, and during the third pass he planned to fly the airplane under a 40-foot agl power line and then over a tree line for the turn around maneuver. During the pass under the power line, the propeller, vertical stabilizer, and rudder struck the power line cable. Subsequently, the pilot flew the airplane over the tree line and landed the airplane left wing low in a flooded rice field. Upon touchdown, the airplane spun to the left, damaging the engine mounts and partially separating the tail section.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.