# Accident 19950725022369A: Ayres S2R, Tulare, CA, July 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Tulare, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPMG
- Location: 36.1800° N, 119.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1800&lon=-119.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5035X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5035X-2013-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950725022369A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 LAX95LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA269), Jul 26, 1995: Rockwell S-2R (N5035X), Tulare, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see and avoid power lines along his route of flight.

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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