# Incident 19890223026799I: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Gila Bend, AZ, February 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1989, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZFEG
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40203, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40203-1994-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,300 total, 8,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223026799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 19930715023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023729A), Jul 15, 1993: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N40203), Buckeye, AZ, Destroyed. Collided with unseen powerline during first spray run. Aircraft destroyed on ground impact.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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