# Accident 19950904027959A: Ayres S2R, Loop, TX, September 4, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1995, 19:15 local time
- Place: Loop, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TNBG
- Location: 32.9203° N, 102.4195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9203&lon=-102.4195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4998X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4998X-1997-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904027959A

## Narrative

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

FLYING INTO SUN ON SPRAY RUN BANKED AVOID SIGN. WING HIT POWERLINE. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN COTTON FIELD.

## 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 FTW95LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA379), Sep 5, 1995: Rockwell S-2R (N4998X), Loop, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINE. A FACTOR WAS THE SUN GLARE LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4998X (2)

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

- [Incident 19840729043989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729043989I), Jul 29, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4998X), Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear hit a muddy area while landing on an ag strip. Aircraft slid into a ditch.
- [Incident 19800119018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018899I), Jan 19, 1980: Ayres S2R (N4998X), Calipatria, CA, Minor damage. While spraying wheat field pilot didn't pull up soon enough & struck elevated bank. Left gear collapsed on rollout.

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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