Ayres S2R-600 N1206S

Summary

On 2 November 2011 at about 19:50 local time, a Ayres S2R-600 registered N1206S, operated by Faunce Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Kahlotus, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 November 2011 at 19:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Kahlotus, Washington, United States

Coordinates

46.6283, -118.5928

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-600

Registration

N1206S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Faunce Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kahlotus → Kahlotus

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA026

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the ground due to his distraction with programming a global positioning system receiver.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight; he had just completed an application and was proceeding to another nearby field. He diverted his attention to reprogram the cockpit global positioning system (GPS) receiver and failed to retrim the airplane with nose-up trim. While the pilot was reprogramming the GPS receiver, the airplane entered a shallow descent and impacted the top of a small hill.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.