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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Americus, GA · June 30, 1984

Date: June 30, 1984 · 12:48 local
Place: Americus, GA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9059N
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL84LKG10
Reported as: Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,150 total270 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N9059NRegistration cancelled Mar 21, 1989 · Aero Commander S2RS/N 1557R Airframe modelAero Commander S2R

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What happened

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

Engine coughed and pilot became distracted, causing aircraft to crash into trees and burn.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE COUGHED AND PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CRASH INTO TREES AND BURN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL84LKG10Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAmericus, GAAccording to the plt, he had maneuvered to finish spraying a field & was descending on a trim run when the eng coughed/hesitated. He stated that he became distracted by the problem & before he realized it, the acft was converging on trees. He turned the acft…Jun 30, 1984 · Destroyed