Ayres S2R-R1340 N3104S

Summary

On 25 April 2011 at about 20:15 local time, a Ayres S2R-R1340 registered N3104S, operated by Thompson Farm Air, was involved in an accident near Estelline, South Dakota, 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

25 April 2011 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Estelline, South Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Pvt Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

44.5872, -96.8867

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-R1340

Registration

N3104S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thompson Farm Air

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Estelline → Estelline

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA301

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane veered to the left as the tailwheel lifted off the runway during takeoff. He applied right rudder, but the airplane continued to the left. He then applied full right rudder and right brake, at which time, the airplane veered to the right. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway where it crossed a road and traveled through a barbed wire fence prior to coming to rest. The airplane fuselage received substantial damage. The pilot reported there was no malfunction or failure of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.