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FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Granger, TX · September 24, 1996

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Date
September 24, 1996 · 04:45 local
Place
Granger, TX
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ICYG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3107B
Reported as
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A45A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total
N3107BRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2017 · Ayres S2R-T45S/N T45-004DC · Built 1992Airframe modelAyres S2R-T45Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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VFR pilot departed in night IMC. Lost control crashed 5MILES from takeoff. Failed check weather. Spiral dive. (-23) on September 23, 1996, at approximately 0445 CDT, an ayers S2R-T45 agricultural airplane, N3107B, was destroyed near Granger, Texas. The airplane, owned and operated by schwarz spraying service of taylor, Texas, was being operated under title 14 CFR part 91 at the time of the accident. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area. The non-instrument rated pilot, Mr. Kenneth schwarz, holder of commercial pilot certificate no. 453233658, was fatally injured. Mr. Schwarz was the sole occupant of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT DEPARTED IN NIGHT IMC. LOST CONTROL CRASHED 5MILES FROM TAKEOFF. FAILED CHECK WEATHER. SPIRAL DIVE. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0445 CDT, AN AYERS S2R-T45 AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N3107B, WAS DESTROYED NEAR GRANGER, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY SCHWARZ SPRAYING SERVICE OF TAYLOR, TEXAS, WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED THROUGHOUT THE AREA. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT, MR. KENNETH SCHWARZ, HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 453233658, WAS FATALLY INJURED. MR. SCHWARZ WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT.