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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34RESTD · Avenal, CA · July 22, 1983

Date
July 22, 1983 · 18:00 local
Place
Avenal, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA353
Reported as
Ayres S2RT34RESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,921 total2,202 in this make and model400 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.

Neglected to set stop on hopper and dumped load. Lightened aircraft climbed into a powerline. Crashed inverted.

As the FAA filed it

NEGLECTED TO SET STOP ON HOPPER AND DUMPED LOAD. LIGHTENED AIRCRAFT CLIMBED INTO A POWERLINE.CRASHED INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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