# Accident 19900811033229A: Ayres S2BAYRES, Ellensburg, WA, August 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9694° N, 120.4710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9694&lon=-120.4710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232CM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2BAYRES
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 848 total, 34 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900811033229A

## Narrative

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

IN A LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OF 3 STRUCK A POWERLINE OVER A HIGHWAY. CONTINUED AND LANDED. NOTED DAMAGE ON WALK AROUND.

## 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 SEA90LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA160), Aug 11, 1990: Alfred Stevens KEN Rand KR-2 (N232CM), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN OR VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A TRANSMISSION WIRE.

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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