# Accident 20010731017959A: Ayres S2R, Pierre, SD, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ISSG
- Location: 44.3697° N, 100.3201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3697&lon=-100.3201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5551X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5551X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731017959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2001, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A THRUSH S2R, N5551X, OWNED AND PILOTED BY CECIL ICE OF PIERRE, SD, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE SPRAYING SUNFLOWERS FROM A NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION 5 MILES NORTH OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE LAST SPRAY RUN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LOWER LINE OF A HIGH-TENSION TRANSMISSION LINE.  THE STRIKE PULLED THE RUDDER FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED THE VERTICAL FIN.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE CRASH LANDING, STRIKING A PARKED CAR AND SEVERAL TREES.  THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULURAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.                                                                 (.19) ON JULY 31, 2001, AT 1100 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT IME, AN AERO COMMNADER S2R, N5551X, PIOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN WHILE SPRAYING SUNFLOWERS FROM A NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION 5 MILES NORTH OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT W AS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI01LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA251), Jul 31, 2001: Aero Commander S2R (N5551X), Pierre, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: clearance not obtained by the pilot. A contributing factor was the transmission line.

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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