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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Grantsville, MD · May 31, 1987

Date: May 31, 1987 · 09:00 local
Place: Grantsville, MD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: RUHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40184
NTSB investigation: NTSBBFO87FIG04
Reported as: Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A135
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,005 total250 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N40184Registration cancelled Jun 17, 1988 · Ayres S2R-T15S/N T15006 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T15

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What happened

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Struck a cable while spraying a forest. Crash landed in a small clearing. Failed to note cable between 2 hills.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A CABLE WHILE SPRAYING A FOREST. CRASH LANDED IN A SMALL CLEARING. FAILED TO NOTE CABLE BETWEEN 2 HILLS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB BFO87FIG04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrantsville, MDThe acft was second in a flt of three spraying forest area with dimilin when it contacted a power line suspended between two hilltops. The prop severed the single strand of cable and shortly after the engine lost power. The plt maneuvered for an emgcy lndg,…May 31, 1987 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N40184 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19840913048529ALow Level Operations · Climax, GAStruck a powerline during a spray run. Wire wrapped around gear and pulled aircraft to the ground.Sep 13, 1984 · Destroyed