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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Marked Tree, AR · June 19, 2003

Date: June 19, 2003 · 16:35 local
Place: Marked Tree, AR
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KSHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4004U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA171
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total4,450 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N4004URegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2003 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N 6006 · Built 1978 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N4004U, an Ayres S2R-T34, was substantially damaged and the commercial pilot sustained serious injuries when the aircraft impacted a wire and subsequently the terrain during an agricultural pass near Marked Tree, Arkansas.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N4004U, AN AYRES S2R-T34, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A WIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE TERRAIN DURING AN AGRICULTURAL PASS NEAR MARKED TREE, ARKANSAS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA171Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarked Tree, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire. Contributing factors were the low altitude flight/maneuver and the static wire.Jun 19, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4004U · 1

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

Accident 19790804021559ALow Level Operations · Leesburg, GAAg pilot stalled acft during procedure turn.Aug 4, 1979 · Substantial damage