Ayres S2R-600 N3089K

Summary

On 19 June 2009 at about 19:15 local time, a Ayres S2R-600 registered N3089K, operated by Shupe Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Saint Anthony, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 June 2009 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Anthony, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.0103, -111.6819

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-600

Registration

N3089K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Shupe Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Anthony → Saint Anthony

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA299

Nobody was injured.

A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an aerial application run for the dispersement of agricultural chemicals, the pilot pulled up at the end of the field in order to initiate his reversal turn. Just as he did so, the airplane's engine coughed twice and then lost all power. The pilot was able to make a power-off forced landing in an adjacent field, but during the landing roll the airplane impacted a fence and the steel posts that support it. The engine received significant thermal damage from the postcrash fire and teardown inspections were unable to determine the reason for the loss of power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.