# Accident 20000613007169A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Helena, AR, June 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2000, 12:03 local time
- Place: Helena, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5205° N, 90.6007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5205&lon=-90.6007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3096Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3096Z-2000-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000613007169A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 13, 2000, AT 1203 CENTERAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AYRES (THRUSH) S2RT34 AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N3096Z, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED WIRES AND TERRAIN NEAR HELENA, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY GRIFFIN AG, INC., OF HELENA, ARKANSAS.  THE COMMERCIAL  PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED AN AIRSTRIP NEAR HELENA AT UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 FTW00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA179), Jun 13, 2000: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3096Z), Helena, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines.

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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