# Accident 19960604012639A: Ayres S2R, Dumas, AR, June 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1996
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.8807° N, 91.4802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8807&lon=-91.4802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3646X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3646X-2017-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960604012639A

## Narrative

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

THRUSH CROP DUSTER AIRCRAFT STRUCK TOP OF A BUTANE TRUCK ON TAKEOFF, THEN STRUCK GROUND. (-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE AG STRIP, SOUTHBOUND, STRUCK TOP OF A BUTANE TRUCK GOING WEST BOUND. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND AND OVERTURNED. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR 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 FTW96LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA236), Jun 4, 1996: Rockwell S-2R (N3646X), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of all personnel concerned to identify the unsafe/hazardous condition, which resulted from a visual restriction, due to trees near the intersection of the road and runway.

## Other reports on N3646X (1)

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

- [Incident 19930805029059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930805029059I), Aug 5, 1993: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N3646X), Dumas, AR, Minor damage. Propeller blade broke in flight. Forced landing in field. Evidence of nick on leading edge adjacent to fracture.

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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