# Accident 20000703008809A: Ayres S2RG10, Plains, TX, July 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plains, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1700° N, 102.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1700&lon=-102.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4061H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4061H-2021-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G10 (registry code 0970217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series (registry code 52103, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703008809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS SPRAYING UNDER STATE BOWEEVIL CONTRACT. DURING APPLICATION, SEVERAL DOVES WERE SPOOKED OUT OF A FIELD, MANY OF WHICH WERE HIT BY THE AIRCRAFT. APPEARS THAT SEVERAL BIRDS WERE INGESTED INTO THE INTAKE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FLAME OUT. AIRCRAFT LANDED DOWNWIND IN A COTTON FIELD. PILOT TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO PREVENT FROM HITTING A BERM NEAR A COUNTY ROAD WHICH HE WAS APPROACHING. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST ON THE COUNTY ROAD. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA192), Jul 3, 2000: Ayres S2R-G10 (N4061H), Brownfield, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the blocked engine intake, which resulted from ingesting birds. Factors were the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing and the pilot's intentional ground…

## Other reports on N4061H (1)

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

- [Incident 20170624015209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624015209I), Jun 24, 2017: Ayres Corporation S2R-G10 (N4061H), Deer Creek, MN, Minor damage. A thrush S2R-G10 agriculture aircraft was climbing out immediately following a spray pass preparing to enter the next pass. During the climb out, the engine…

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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