19870521038759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Mendota, CA · May 21, 1987

Date
May 21, 1987 · 05:30 local
Place
Mendota, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PWLG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4012Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVA09
Reported as
Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total5,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During spray operation the aircraft struck a pole, impacted crops. Pilots vision obscured in dawn light conditions.

As the FAA filed it

DURING SPRAY OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE, IMPACTED CROPS. PILOTS VISION OBSCURED IN DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4012Y · 1

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