Ayres S2R N2249B
30 May 2018 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 2018 at about 21:18 local time, a Ayres S2R registered N2249B was involved in an accident near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:18
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6117, -97.8733
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R
- Registration
- N2249B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1997
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Medford → Carrier
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18FA201
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was performing an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted radio tower guy wires about 125 ft above ground level. The wreckage path consisted of broken guy wires with yellow paint transfer consistent with the paint on the lower section of the airplane. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, and autopsy and toxicology of the pilot did not reveal any evidence of physiological impairment or incapacitation. The radio tower was depicted on the map that the pilot had with him for spraying operations, and the pilot's son stated that the pilot had flown aerial application flights over the field for several years. Witnesses to the accident stated the airplane was flying normally before it impacted the guy wires, nosed up, and immediately descend to the ground. Although aware of the tower, the pilot did not maintain sufficient clearance from the guy wires while spraying the field, which resulted in the in-flight collision with the wires.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ayres S2R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 2018 | Ayres S2R | Diatar, Mauritania | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2018 | Ayres S2R | Weipee, Idaho, United States | Moro Aircraft Leasing Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2018 | Ayres S2R | Jaramillo, Ecuador | Agro Aereo Fumigation | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2018 | Ayres S2R | Morales, Guatemala | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 May 2018 | Ayres S2R G10 | Marysville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2018 | Ayres S2R | Pantego, North Carolina, United States | Lee Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2018 | Cessna 205 | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Cessna 560 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Burgess Aircraft Management, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Cessna 170 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 2018 | Laminar LANCAIR 360 | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Air Tractor AT 502B | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | Deterding JIM | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 2018 | Extra EA 400 | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |