# Accident 19980716016681A: Ayres S2R, Burley, ID, July 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1998, 08:00 local time
- Place: Burley, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WMMG
- Location: 42.3904° N, 113.7798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3904&lon=-113.7798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5036X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5036X-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,210 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716016681A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH COMPANY G164B WHILE RETURNING RELOAD. COMPANY N6649K ENROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD WITH FULL LOAD. (.4)THE TWO AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANES COLLIDED IN FLIGHT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TERRAIN.  BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT OF EACH AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE G-164B WAS HEADING TO A JOB SITE WITH A LOAD AND THE S-2R WAS RETURNING FROM A JOB SITE EMPTY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (CLEAR SKIES AND 30 MILES VISIBILITY) PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE CRASH.  EVIDENCE DEVELOPED DURING ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTORS INDICATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, THE S-2R WAS HEADING GENERALLY NORTHEAST AND THE G-164B WAS HEADING GENERALLY SOUTHEAST.  U.S. NAVAL OBSERVATORY ASTRONOMICAL DATA INDICATED THAT AT BURLEY AT 0800 ON JULY 16, THE AZIMUTH OF THE SUN WAS 076.9 DEGREES TRUE, AT AN ALTITUDE OF 17.6 DEGREES.                                                     (-23)DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS,ROCKWELL S2R, N5036X COLLIDED WITH GRUMMAN G164B, N6649K.  N5036X WAS ENROUTE TO A SPRAY LOADING LANDING STRIP TO FILL OU WITH ANOTHER LOAD OF SPRAY.  N6649K WAS ENROUTE TO A FIELD                                             WITH A FULL LOAD OF SPRAY. THE AIRPLANES CROSSED PATHS OF FLIGHT AND COLLIDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.  BOTH AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BUT NO FIRE.  BOTH PILOTS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6649K, Scwzer G164B: [Accident 19980716016682A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716016682A)

## 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 SEA98LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA138), Jul 16, 1998: Rockwell S-2R (N5036X), Burley, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft due to inadequate visual lookout.

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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