# Accident 19890529014399A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Snow Lake, AR, May 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Snow Lake, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SWDG
- Location: 34.0499° N, 91.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0499&lon=-91.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3092S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529014399A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SINK HOLE IN RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND SHEARED OFF A WING ON A POWER POLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA121), May 30, 1989: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3092S), Snow Lake, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TO TAKEOFF FROM BY THE PILOT AND THE INADEQUATE RUNWAY MAINTENANCE BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIDDEN HOLE WHICH THE AIRPLANE…

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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