# Accident 20030619014289A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Marked Tree, AR, June 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2003, 16:35 local time
- Place: Marked Tree, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSHG
- Location: 35.5333° N, 90.4017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5333&lon=-90.4017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4004U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004U-2003-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 4,450 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030619014289A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA171), Jun 19, 2003: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4004U), Marked Tree, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire. Contributing factors were the low altitude flight/maneuver and the static wire.

## Other reports on N4004U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790804021559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804021559A), Aug 4, 1979: Ayres S2R (N4004U), Leesburg, GA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot stalled acft during procedure turn.

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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