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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres 600-S2C · Surprise, AZ · September 22, 1993

Date
September 22, 1993 · 09:45 local
Place
Surprise, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZBUG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1677S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA365
Reported as
Ayres 600S2C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
336 total18 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Second ag plane in flight of 2 began turn around maneuver behind number one. Lost control in lead planes vortex.

As the FAA filed it

SECOND AG PLANE IN FLIGHT OF 2 BEGAN TURN AROUND MANEUVER BEHIND NUMBER ONE. LOST CONTROL IN LEAD PLANES VORTEX.

NTSB investigation

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