# Accident 19970522011709A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Lacassine, LA, May 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Lacassine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D5FG
- Location: 30.2309° N, 92.8102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2309&lon=-92.8102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30982, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30982-2003-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970522011709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TRUCK ON TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP. (-23) ON OR ABOUT MAY 22, 1997, AT 1715 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AYRES S2-RT34RE, AIRCRAFT, N30982, REGISTERED TO DEEP SOUTH FLYING SERVICE, COLLIDED WITH A 1995 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK ON TAKEOFF FROM AN AGRICULTURE STRIP NEAR LACASSINE, LOUISIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE THE AGRICULTURE STRIP ON MAY 22, 1997, AT 1715 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 FTW97LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA196), May 22, 1997: Ayres S2R-T34 (N30982), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a moving vehicle. Factors were: the lack of runway signs and a runway safety area, and the difficulty for the pilot and driver of the vehicle to…

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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