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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Belzoni, MS · September 8, 1979

Date
September 8, 1979 · 08:45 local
Place
Belzoni, MS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5044X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG33
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,660 total4,500 in this make and model450 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag plane crashed during spray operation. Evidence of a stall type ground collision. No witnesses.

As the FAA filed it

AG PLANE CRASHED DURING SPRAY OPERATION. EVIDENCE OF A STALL TYPE GROUND COLLISION. NO WITNESSES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.