# Accident 20031013026559A: Ayres S2R, Lemoore, CA, October 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2003, 08:22 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXEG
- Location: 36.3331° N, 119.1064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3331&lon=-119.1064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7950V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7950V-2005-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,300 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013026559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 13, 2003, AT 0822 PDT, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL S2-R MODEL AIRCRAFT, N7950V, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION NEAR LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA. MACHADO DUSTERS, INC. WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED A PRIVATE STRIP (STONE AIRSTRIP AIRPORT, 32CA, STRATFORD, CALIFORNIA) AT APPROXIMATELY 0810 PDT FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CROP DUSTING OPERATIONS, HE WAS FLYING ALONG THE NORTH EDGE OF A FIELD, SPRAYING FROM WEST TO EAST. ABOUT MIDFIELD, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A STEEP BANK TO THE RIGHT, AND THE RIGHT WING TIP IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE NEXT TIME THE PILOT GAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL. WHEN QUESTIONED BY THE FAA IN THE HOSPITAL, THE PILOT DID NOT KNOW WHY THE STEEP BANK OCCURRED. HOWEVER, HE DID SAY THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ENGINE-RELATED PROBLEMS. HE REITERATED THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING STRONG AND SOLID.

## 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 LAX04LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA012), Oct 13, 2003: Rockwell International S-2R (N7950V), Lemoore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of control for undetermined reasons.

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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