Ayres S2R N70216

Summary

On 18 July 2011 at about 11:55 local time, a Ayres S2R registered N70216, operated by Stratton Equity Co-op, was involved in an accident near Burlington, Colorado, 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.

Date

18 July 2011 at 11:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Burlington, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Kit Carson County Airport (ITR)

Coordinates

39.2389, -102.2844

Aircraft

Ayres S2R

Registration

N70216

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stratton Equity Co-op

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Burlington → Burlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11LA487

Nobody was injured.

A 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

The airplane was on a 2-mile final approach when its turbine engine lost total power. The pilot said that he did not look at the engine gauges and that there were no aural warnings. He made a forced landing to a field, and the airplane bounced and came to rest just forward of the first touch down spot. A postaccident examination of the airframe, available fuel supply, engine, and components revealed no preimpact anomalies or mechanical deficiencies that would have precluded the engine from operating. The source of the power loss could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.