# Accident 19920308007469A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Dufuf, OR, March 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1992, 11:42 local time
- Place: Dufuf, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQYG
- Location: 45.4004° N, 121.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4004&lon=-121.1596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1763S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1763S-1992-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308007469A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BOTTOM CABLE OF POWERLINE DURING SPRAY RUN PULLUP. LINE WAS 25 FEET AGL. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA92LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA056), Mar 8, 1992: Aero Commander S-2R (N1763S), Dufur, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S MISJUDGMENT OF CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINES. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: OBJECT (TRANSMISSION WIRE) AND SAFETY SYSTEM (NOT INSTALLED).

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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