# Accident 20010713020719A: Ayres S2R, Nezperce, ID, July 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nezperce, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WYTG
- Location: 46.2800° N, 116.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2800&lon=-116.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5011X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5011X-2002-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010713020719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2001, AT ABOUT 1800 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S2R, N5011X, STRUCK THE TERRAIN IN A WAIST HIGH WHEAT FIELD. THE LANDING WAS IN A DRAW AREA, (ABOUT TWO MILES WEST OF NEZ PERCE, ID) AND THEN UPWARDS IN THE FIELD FOR APPROXIMATELY 350 YARDS. THE WINGS WERE THEN FOLDED-BACK, ONE PROPELLER BLADE BROKEN OFF AND THE BLADE BENT, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE BROKEN OFF INTO LARGE CHUNKS (THE LEFT MAIN GEAR). THE PROPELLER HUB AND TWO BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE ENGINE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PROPELLER HUB AND BLADES LANDED AHEAD OF THE FUSELAGE AND SEPARATED ENGINE. THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE UPHILL LANDING WAS THE AIRCRAFT AHD MADE AN APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREE TURN. THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM CRAIGMONT, ID, AND WAS ON ITS RETURN TRIP WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 SEA01LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA131), Jul 14, 2001: Rockwell International S-2R (N5011X), Nez Perce, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5011X (1)

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

- [Incident 19780525040419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780525040419I), May 25, 1978: Ayres S2R (N5011X), Nez Perce, ID, Minor damage. Engine began vibrating and running rough while making turn between swath runs. Landed in field.

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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