# Accident 19930715023729A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Buckeye, AZ, July 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1993, 05:15 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZFEG
- Location: 33.3805° N, 112.5493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3805&lon=-112.5493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40203, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40203-1994-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,144 total, 250 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023729A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH UNSEEN POWERLINE DURING FIRST SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED ON GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 LAX93LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA290), Jul 15, 1993: Ayres S2R-T34 (N40203), Buckeye, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to visually detect and avoid a power line. A factor in the accident was the twilight light condition.

## Other reports on N40203 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890223026799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223026799I), Feb 23, 1989: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N40203), Gila Bend, AZ, Minor damage. Struck powerlines while spraying field. Able to fly back to airport. Misjudged distance because of angle.

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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