# Accident 19980808020139A: Ayres S2R, Kindred, ND, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 11:10 local time
- Place: Kindred, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AKEG
- Location: 46.6494° N, 97.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6494&lon=-97.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5524X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524X-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808020139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RIGHT WING BECAME ENTANGLED IN A BARBWIRE FENCE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. (-23) PILOT WAS FLYING NORTHEAST SPRAYING SUGAR BEET FIELD ON SOUTH EDGE NEXT TO SHELTERBELT.  PILOT APPROACHED POINT WHERE FIELD TURNS EAST AND AS HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE TURN HIS RIGHT WING STRUCK A LARGE, WOODEN FENCE POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT OUTBOARD 1/3 OF RIGHT WING.  RIGHT WING BECAME ENTANGLED IN BARBED WIRE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT.  IT APPEARS AIRCRAFT THEN BECAME INVERTED AS LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND.  AT THIS POINT ENGINE SEPARATED FROM AIRFRAME.  AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED SHELTERBELT CRASHING INTO TREES IN AN INVERTED POSITION AND CATCHING FIRE.  PILOT ESCAPED FROM COCKPIT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY POST-IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 CHI98LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA306), Aug 8, 1998: Rockwell S2R (N5524X), Kindred, ND, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot did not maintain clearance with obstructions along his flight path.

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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