Ayres S2R-G6 N23EG

Summary

On 19 August 2003 at about 11:55 local time, a Ayres S2R-G6 registered N23EG, operated by Gorsuch, Earl M, was involved in an accident near Breckenridge, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 2003 at 11:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Breckenridge, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.3936, -84.5022

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G6

Registration

N23EG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gorsuch, Earl M

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wheeler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA278

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines during the aerial application pass rendering the airplane uncontrollable. The powerlines were a factor.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was destroyed when it impacted the terrain after striking a powerline during an aerial application flight. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane initiate a pass at the field being sprayed. The witnesses reported that airplane struck the bottom wire of a set of powerlines that ran through the field. The witnesses reported seeing a part of the airplane come off when the airplane hit the wire. A postaccident examination of the accident site revealed that the vertical stabilizer and rudder had been torn from the airplane. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were found near the powerlines. No pre-impact defects were found with respect to the airplane, it's engine, or systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.