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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34RESTD · Mendota, CA · August 13, 1987

Date
August 13, 1987 · 07:12 local
Place
Mendota, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4219X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVA11
Reported as
Ayres S2RT34RESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
7,014 total1,250 in this make and model244 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.

Agricultural spray aircraft hit a powerline during spraying. Pilot may have been affected by phosphate poisoning.

As the FAA filed it

AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT HIT A POWERLINE DURING SPRAYING. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY PHOSPHATE POISONING.

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 N4219X · 1

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