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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Mellwood, AR · July 19, 1991

Date
July 19, 1991 · 11:55 local
Place
Mellwood, AR
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
SWDG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3092S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW91DPG16
Reported as
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,120 total500 in this make and model402 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Collided with powerlines while maneuvering to spray a field. Blamed sun hid powerline.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING TO SPRAY A FIELD. BLAMED SUN HID POWERLINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.