# Accident 19970614013999A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Knobel, AR, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 10:17 local time
- Place: Knobel, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.4096° N, 90.5794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4096&lon=-90.5794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3103D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3103D-1998-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614013999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A TREE TOP DURING AERIAL SPRAY. (-23) DURING A MANEUVER TO RETURN TO THE FIELD, THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW97FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA220), Jun 14, 1997: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3103D), Corning, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the left wing as result of fatigue crack of the lower spar cap due to inadequate materials by the manufacturer. A factor was the operator's failure to comply with a…

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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