# Accident 20000207010909A: Ayres S2R, Kahlotus, WA, February 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kahlotus, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.6604° N, 118.5602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6604&lon=-118.5602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7780V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7780V-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000207010909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS COMPLETING A SWATH RUN IN AGRICAULTURAL APPLICATIONS OPERATIONS. PILOT INDICATED THAT HE WAS SLIPPING THE A/C TO COVER AN EDGE OF THE FIELD WHEN THE A/C RIGHT WING DROPPED MORE THAN INTENDED AND STRUCK A FENCE, BECOMING ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE WIRE. A/C ONTINUED PULLING WIRE AND FENCE POSTS WHEN THE WIRE BECAME TAUT WHILE STILL ENTANGLED WITH A/C. A/C WAS THEN FORCED TO GROUND, RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA043), Feb 7, 2000: Rockwell S-2R (N7780V), Kahlotus, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude over, or clearance with, a barbed-wire fence. A factor was the fence.

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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