# Accident 20030802016099A: Ayres S2R, Mitchell, SD, August 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2003, 07:50 local time
- Place: Mitchell, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MJAG
- Location: 43.7299° N, 98.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7299&lon=-98.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4923X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4923X-2004-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,523 total, 1,040 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030802016099A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA243), Aug 2, 2003: Rockwell International S-2R (N4923X), Mitchell, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N4923X (1)

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

- [Accident 19990811011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990811011759A), Aug 11, 1999: Ayres S2R (N4923X), Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. Acft struck power lines during aerial application and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on August 11, 1999, at 0950 central daylight time, a rockwell S-2R…

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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