# Accident 19890711066099A: Ayres STCS2, Middleton, ID, July 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1989, 07:03 local time
- Place: Middleton, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TZCG
- Location: 43.7409° N, 116.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7409&lon=-116.5791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5571X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5571X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES STCS2
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,975 total, 301 in this make and model, 301 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890711066099A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SPRAY RUN RIGHT WING STRUCK A UNSEEN GUY WIRE AND CRASHED. HAD CHECKED FIELD BUT WIRE ON EDGE OF 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 SEA89LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA132), Jul 11, 1989: Rockwell S-2R (N5571X), Middleton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS THE GUY WIRES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD.

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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