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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Eureka, WA · April 5, 1982

Date
April 5, 1982 · 08:30 local
Place
Eureka, WA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8471V
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA82DA045
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,020 total5,500 in this make and model190 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 pilot claims aircraft entered its own wake turbulence on second pass causing wing to strike ground.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT CLAIMS AIRCRAFT ENTERED ITS OWN WAKE TURBULENCE ON SECOND PASS CAUSING WING TO STRIKE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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