# Accident 19980514009659A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Dewitt, AR, May 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W8CG
- Location: 34.2800° N, 91.3295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2800&lon=-91.3295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N393KW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,879 total, 2,990 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980514009659A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CLIPPED ITS LEFT WING ON A HIGH LINE WIRE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, ST. CHARLES, AR. (.4)WHILE APPLYING CHEMICALS TO A FIELD THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE AROUND A POWER LINE POLE WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BASE OF THE POLE. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OUTBOARD 2 1/2 FEET OF THE LEFT WING WAS TORN OFF. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN OVER 150 HOURS IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, 12 HOURS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, AND ABOUT 4 HOURS ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE WAS FATIGUED.                             (-23) WHILE APPLYING PROPANIL TO A CROP 3 MILES SOUTH OF ST CHARLES ARKANSAS, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AN AG STRIP NE OF DEWITT ARKANSAS.

## 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 FTW98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA217), May 14, 1998: Ayres SR2-T34 (N393KW), Dewitt, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance from a fixed obstacle [utility pole] while maneuvering. A factor was pilot fatigue.

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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