From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 12, 2001 at approx. 1230 local time (PDT), N40126 a Ayres-S2-RT34 restricted airplane had a wire strike while approaching a field to spray. The airplane severed several feet of wire cable, approx. 1" in diameter. After the wire strike the a/c was able to make an emergency landing in a tomato field reported to be about a quarter of a mile from the power line strike. There were no injuries and damage to the airplane was not substantial. The pilot said he was experiencing a power loss at the time of the strike. The pilot was counseled with emphasis on procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 12, 2001 AT APPROX. 1230 LOCAL TIME (PDT), N40126 A AYRES-S2-RT34 RESTRICTED AIRPLANE HAD A WIRE STRIKE WHILE APPROACHING A FIELD TO SPRAY. THE AIRPLANE SEVERED SEVERAL FEET OF WIRE CABLE, APPROX. 1" IN DIAMETER. AFTER THE WIRE STRIKE THE A/C WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A TOMATO FIELD REPORTED TO BE ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE FROM THE POWER LINE STRIKE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS EXPERIENCING A POWER LOSS AT THE TIME OF THE STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED WITH EMPHASIS ON PROCEDURES.
Other reports on N40126 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.