# Accident 19970321003439A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Dilley, TX, March 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Dilley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UXRG
- Location: 28.6605° N, 99.1696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6605&lon=-99.1696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8985Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8985Q-2004-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,370 total, 6,700 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321003439A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DEAE AIR. SETTLED. BEGAN DUMPING. PULLED UP TO MISS WIRES. STALLED AND HIT GROUND. POSSIBLE OVER GROSS. (-23) PILOT HAD BEGUN SPRAY RUN ACROSS FIELD WITH FULL LOAD. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND CONTACTED THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED. PILOT WAS COUNSELED.

## 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 FTW97LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA137), Mar 21, 1997: Aero Commander S2R (N8985Q), Dilley, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering over high transmission line(s), which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain. The unfavorable weather condition…

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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