Ayres S-2R N5047X
2 June 2006 · Grand View, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 2006 at about 15:30 local time, a Ayres S-2R registered N5047X was involved in an accident near Grand View, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand View, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.9800, -116.0967
- Aircraft
- Ayres S-2R
- Registration
- N5047X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mountain Home → Grand View
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA06CA117
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent reduction of turbine engine power to the reverse position while landing on a desert road. A factor was the fence adjacent to the road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while landing on a narrow desert road with deep ditches, he attempted to reduce the turbine engine power to idle. He said that he inadvertently went into full reverse, and subsequently veered left into an adjacent fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ayres S-2R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2005 | Ayres S-2R | Marvell, Arkansas, United States | Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Ayres S-2R | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | Farm and Ranch Aerial Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2004 | Ayres S-2R | Beaver, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2008 | Ayres S-2R | McDonald, Kansas, United States | Frontier Ag Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2004 | Ayres S-2R | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2004 | Ayres S-2R | Los Banos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172 | Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2006 | Ely KITFOX III | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 2006 | Cavalier F51D MUSTANG | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | John K. Bagley | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2006 | Cessna TU206G | Mullan, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 May 2006 | Cessna A188B | Minidoka, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2006 | Cessna 182D | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | Donald F. Hanes | No injuries | - |