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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Ft Ransom, ND · July 7, 1998

Date: July 7, 1998 · 07:30 local
Place: Ft Ransom, ND
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4232X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA241
Reported as: Ayres S2R

N4232XRegistration cancelled Nov 7, 2012 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2000R · Built 1974 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 07/07/98 at 0730 CDT, rockwell S-2R, N4232X, owned by widmer flying service, inc. and flown by james f. plath was substantially damaged during an aerial application flight. A forced landing was attempted due to fuel starvation. The aircraft hit a fence immediately on touchdown sustaining damage to the left wing from the tip to 6 ft. inboard causing deformation of ribs, spar and skin as well as buckling of the leading edge. Bottoms of both wings had numerous gouges and tears caused by steel fence posts. Both ailersons sustained similar damage. Empannage tubing bowed, fractured at tailwheel connect points. One propeller blade bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 07/07/98 AT 0730 CDT, ROCKWELL S-2R, N4232X, OWNED BY WIDMER FLYING SERVICE, INC. AND FLOWN BY JAMES F. PLATH WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A FENCE IMMEDIATELY ON TOUCHDOWN SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING FROM THE TIP TO 6 FT. INBOARD CAUSING DEFORMATION OF RIBS, SPAR AND SKIN AS WELL AS BUCKLING OF THE LEADING EDGE. BOTTOMS OF BOTH WINGS HAD NUMEROUS GOUGES AND TEARS CAUSED BY STEEL FENCE POSTS. BOTH AILERSONS SUSTAINED SIMILAR DAMAGE. EMPANNAGE TUBING BOWED, FRACTURED AT TAILWHEEL CONNECT POINTS. ONE PROPELLER BLADE BENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Ransom, NDA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's failure to ensure the airplane had enough fuel to complete the flight, and the fence.Jul 7, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4232X · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050712022859ALow Level Operations · Guelph, ND(-23) This aircraft was being operated in accordance with 14 VFR part 137, applying chemical to a field. The pilot reported hitting a guy wire supporting a wooden pole approximately 60 feet tall. The pole was part of a high voltage power line running near the…Jul 12, 2005 · Destroyed Incident 19820903050599ITakeoff Ground Roll · Plymouth, NCCaught a wing on ditch bank and weeds on the takeoff roll. Ground looped.Sep 3, 1982 · Minor damage