# Accident 20030412009389A: Ayres S2R, Benson, MN, April 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Benson, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 45.3172° N, 95.6072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3172&lon=-95.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5519X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5519X-2013-04-25) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412009389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/12/03, AT 2000 CDT, AN AERO COMMANDER (AYRES) S2R, OWNED BY BENSON AIR AG, INC. AND OPERATED BY DOUGLAS JACKSON FORCED LANDED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL AND AMEL) WITH IN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE BENSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BENSON, MN.

## 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 CHI03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA106), Apr 13, 2003: Aero Commander S2R (N5519X), Benson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5519X (1)

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

- [Accident 20080706840709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706840709A), Jul 6, 2008: Ayres S2R600 (N5519X), Benson, MN, Destroyed. As the pilot was spraying a wheat field, he failed to see the two seats of power lines at the beginning of the field. The pilot stated he saw the first two…

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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