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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Tonopah, AZ · May 3, 1997

Date
May 3, 1997
Place
Tonopah, AZ
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZCVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3688X
Reported as
Ayres S2R
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Aerial application, ran out of fuel, struck irrigation ditch, skidded off end of field.

As the FAA filed it

AERIAL APPLICATION, RAN OUT OF FUEL, STRUCK IRRIGATION DITCH, SKIDDED OFF END OF FIELD.