# Accident 19960326046869A: Ayres S2R, Wyatt, MO, March 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wyatt, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.7597° N, 94.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7597&lon=-94.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3024V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3024V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960326046869A

## Narrative

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

(-16) STEVE AUSTIN PILOTED N3024V, AN AYRES, S2R FROM HIS PRIVATE AIRPORT SOUTH 7 MILES TO A REMOTE STRIP (AIRPORT). THE REMOTE STRIP IS EAST WEST DIRECTION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH UREA, DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THROTTLE WAS FULLY OPEN AS AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED WITH THE TAIL COMING UP A STRONG WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT FORCED THE RIGHT WING UP. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND. AFTER LEFT WING CONTACTED GROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA119), Mar 26, 1996: Ayres S2-R (N3024V), Wyatt, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the crosswind condition.

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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