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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Graceville, MN · July 14, 1982

Date
July 14, 1982 · 14:05 local
Place
Graceville, MN
Airport
Graceville
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3690X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82DA247
Reported as
Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,722 total1,933 in this make and model88 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Aircraft encountered downdraft during spray run, pilot stalled aircraft trying to avoid wires.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING SPRAY RUN, PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT TRYING TO AVOID WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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