# Accident 19951213040459A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Helena/West Hel, AR, December 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1995, 11:15 local time
- Place: Helena/West Hel, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SEKG
- Location: 34.5393° N, 90.6400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5393&lon=-90.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3090C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3090C-2019-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A-34 (registry code 61534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,426 total, 10,800 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213040459A

## Narrative

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

FERRYING TO AIRPORT FOR ANNUAL. THROTTLE JAMMED AT CRUISE. TRIED LAND. CONDITION LEVER IDLE CUT OFF. LANDED SHORT.

## 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 FTW96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA069), Dec 13, 1995: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3090C), West Helena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Binding of the power lever linkage, due to corrosion, which resulted in a situation that led to an inadvertent shut-down of the engine at a critical point on the approach to land. A factor relating…

## Other reports on N3090C (1)

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

- [Accident 20191011021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191011021119A), Oct 11, 2019: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 (N3090C), Willacoichee, GA, Destroyed. I arrived at the accident site Saturday 10/12/2019 @ 1230 eastern time. I spoke with the land owner who was on site when the accident occurred. He stated the…

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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