# Accident 19950924029949A: Ayres S2*, Somers, NY, September 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1995, 14:36 local time
- Place: Somers, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3301° N, 73.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-73.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27920 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2*
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950924029949A

## Narrative

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

LOW OVER WATER HEARD BANG. SAW WING DAMAGE. STRUCK POWER LINE PRIOR DITCHING. 2 BOATERS ELECTRACUTED BY POWER LINE.

## 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 NYC95LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA225), Sep 24, 1995: Snyded Pitts S1E (N27920), Somers, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT, WHICH RESULTED HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE POWER LINE.

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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