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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Mitchell, SD · August 2, 2003

Date: August 2, 2003 · 07:50 local
Place: Mitchell, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: MJAG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4923X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA243
Reported as: Ayres S2R
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,523 total1,040 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N4923XRegistration cancelled Aug 25, 2004 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 2119R · Built 1974 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On August 2, 2003, N4923K, a rockwell S-2R, struck a powerline at mile marker 334 near Mitchell SD, during an aerial application. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot suffered minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2003, N4923K, A ROCKWELL S-2R, STRUCK A POWERLINE AT MILE MARKER 334 NEAR MITCHELL SD, DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

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 CHI03LA243Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitchell, SDThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the power line during the low level aerial application maneuver. A related factor was the power line.Aug 2, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4923X · 1

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

Accident 19990811011759ALow Level Operations · Garden City, KSAcft struck power lines during aerial application and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 11, 1999, at 0950 central daylight time, a rockwell S-2R thrush, N4923X, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a power line…Aug 11, 1999 · Substantial damage