# Accident 19960804020859A: Ayres S2R, Start, LA, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Start, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VGLG
- Location: 32.4907° N, 91.8603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4907&lon=-91.8603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20GH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20GH-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G5 (registry code 0970218, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF, CRASHED AT DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY, BURNED FROM COCKPIT FORWARD. (-23) ON AUGUST 4, 1996, AT 1400, A AYERS S2R-G5 AIRCRAFT, N20GH, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY HOLLOWAY AIR SERVICE, INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR START, LOUISIANA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TURBINE POWERED AIRCRAFT EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED FROM THE COCKPIT SECTION FORWARD. WITNESSES REPORTED THEY OBSERVED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## 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 FTW96LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA332), Aug 4, 1996: Ayres S2R-G5 (N20GH), Start, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: a leak in the turbine scavenge pump oil supply line, due to chafing of its separated shield assembly, which resulted in an oil leak, oil starvation, and activation of the propeller feathering system.

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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