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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1340NORM · Wharton, TX · August 12, 1996

Date
August 12, 1996 · 12:18 local
Place
Wharton, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
FRVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3084X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW96LA341
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1340NORM
Reported engine
Garrett TPE3316252M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,854 total13,900 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on spray run. Struck fence and tree landig. Bent spars. Damaged gear. Engine torque sensor shaft broke.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. STRUCK FENCE AND TREE LANDIG. BENT SPARS.DAMAGED GEAR. ENGINE TORQUE SENSOR SHAFT BROKE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.