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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Helena/West Hel, AR · August 17, 1996

Date: August 17, 1996 · 09:40 local
Place: Helena/West Hel, AR
Airport: Thompson-Robbins Airport
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3095X
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA349
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N3095XRegistered now · Ayres S2R-T34S/N T34-174 · Built 1991 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft taking off on runway hit a dump truck which pulled out in front of aircraft. (-23) during the take off of N3095X an unauthorized dump truck drove onto the runway, in front of N3095X, the impact of the left wing to the right front of the dump truck was fatal to the driver of the dump truck. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The plane was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY HIT A DUMP TRUCK WHICH PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. (-23) DURING THE TAKE OFF OF N3095X AN UNAUTHORIZED DUMP TRUCK DROVE ONTO THE RUNWAY, IN FRONT OF N3095X, THE IMPACT OF THE LEFT WING TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE DUMP TRUCK WAS FATAL TO THE DRIVER OF THE DUMP TRUCK. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PLANE WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW96LA349Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportW. Helena, ARThe inadequate visual lookout of the vehicle driver and his inadvertent driving of the vehicle onto the runway resulting in the pilot of the departing aircraft performing an evasive maneuver in an attempt to avoid the collision.Aug 17, 1996 · Destroyed

Other reports on N3095X · 1

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

Accident 20130215003199ACruise/Level Flight · Ft. Gaines, GAN3095X, an aayres corporation model SR2-T34/AG airplane, was conducting dispensing operations on the afternoon of 02/15/2013, southeast of Ft. Gaines, GA. The pilot noticed an unbalanced fuel load and then noted some roughness to the engine operation just as…Feb 15, 2013 · Substantial damage