# Accident 19890711022219A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Minter City, MS, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 06:45 local time
- Place: Minter City, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RXSG
- Location: 33.7492° N, 90.3292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7492&lon=-90.3292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4967X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4967X-1993-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711022219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK A POWERLINE DURING A SPRAY OPERATION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH IN A RICE FIELD.

## 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 MIA89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA196), Jul 11, 1989: Rockwell S-2R (N4967X), Minter City, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE AND AVOID THE POWERLINE. THE POWER LINE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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