# Accident 19940804020959A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Ruleville, MS, August 4, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ruleville, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KYHG
- Location: 33.7202° N, 90.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7202&lon=-90.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4007P-1996-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940804020959A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN WHEELS TANGLED IN COTTON. NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT BURNED. PILOT ADMITTED NOT WATCHING ALTITUDE.

## 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 MIA94LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA191), Aug 4, 1994: Ayres S2R (N4007P), Ruleville, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGEMENT OF HIS ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION/SWATH RUN, RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER.

## Other reports on N4007P (2)

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

- [Incident 19810709056479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709056479I), Jul 9, 1981: Ayres S2R (N4007P), Anguilla, MS, Minor damage. Pilot made forced landing during spraying operation due to fuel starvation.
- [Incident 19790401013689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401013689I), Apr 1, 1979: Ayres S2R (N4007P), Llano, TX, Minor damage. Pilot hit wires during ferry flight, landed, claimed he had power loss. No reason for a power loss found

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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