# Accident 19960817023169A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Helena/West Hel, AR, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 09:40 local time
- Place: Helena/West Hel, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.4002° N, 90.7490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4002&lon=-90.7490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3095X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3095X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817023169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW96LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA349), Aug 17, 1996: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3095X), W. Helena, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N3095X (1)

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

- [Accident 20130215003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130215003199A), Feb 15, 2013: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 (N3095X), Ft. Gaines, GA, Substantial damage. N3095X, 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…

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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