# Accident 19910719043799A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Mellwood, AR, July 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1991, 11:55 local time
- Place: Mellwood, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SWDG
- Location: 34.1991° N, 90.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1991&lon=-90.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3092S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 500 in this make and model, 402 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910719043799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW91DPG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG16), Jul 19, 1991: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3092S), Mellwood, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINE.

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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