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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34RESTD · Five Points, CA · September 2, 1988

Date: September 2, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place: Five Points, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PWJG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4009M
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX88DVA14
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34RESTD
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,855 total340 in this make and model285 in the last 90 days

N4009MRegistration cancelled May 22, 2017 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N 6012 · Built 1979 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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Flying under wires hit a brace cable. Impact sheared off the rudder and stabilizer. Lost control. Stopped inverted.

As the FAA filed it

FLYING UNDER WIRES HIT A BRACE CABLE. IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE RUDDER AND STABILIZER. LOST CONTROL. STOPPED 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.

NTSB LAX88DVA14Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportFive Points, CAPlt was engaged in aerial application and had been overflying power lines. On last pass, plt elected to fly beneath power lines, struck bracing wire between poles with vertical fin, disabling elevator. The acft crashed nose down in a field in an uncontrolled…Sep 2, 1988 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4009M · 2

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

Accident 20050218002219AForced/Precautionary Landing · Firebaugh, CA(-23) Aircraft experienced a loss of power on take-off, resulting in a hard landing in a wet plowed field off the end of the runway.Feb 18, 2005 · Substantial damage · 1 fatal Incident 19790220007409IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Five Points, CAWheel of aircraft went into mud on side of narrow landing strip.Feb 20, 1979 · Minor damage