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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2RT34RESTD · Gila Bend, AZ · February 23, 1989

Date: February 23, 1989 · 08:30 local
Place: Gila Bend, AZ
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZFEG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40203
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34RESTD
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 24,300 total8,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N40203Registration cancelled Feb 16, 1994 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N T34020 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34

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What happened

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

Struck powerlines while spraying field. Able to fly back to airport. Misjudged distance because of angle.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE SPRAYING FIELD. ABLE TO FLY BACK TO AIRPORT. MISJUDGED DISTANCE BECAUSE OF ANGLE.

Other reports on N40203 · 1

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

Accident 19930715023729ALow Level Operations · Buckeye, AZCollided with unseen powerline during first spray run. Aircraft destroyed on ground impact.Jul 15, 1993 · Destroyed