# Accident 20040605014419A: Ayres S2C, La Feria, TX, June 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: La Feria, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TKEG
- Location: 26.2283° N, 97.6542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2283&lon=-97.6542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9492R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9492R-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605014419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 5, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 CDT, A SNOW S2C450 AIRPLANE, N9492R, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT STRUCK AN OBJECT WHILE SPRAYING A COTTON FIELD. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO M.J. DICKENSON OF CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA. IT WAS BEING FLOWN BY MR. DICKENSON WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW04LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA157), Jun 5, 2004: Snow S2C (N9492R), La Feria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the obstacle while maneuvering to perform an aerial application. A contributing factor was the high vegetation.

## Other reports on N9492R (3)

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

- [Accident 19980918041149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918041149A), Sep 18, 1998: Ayres S2C (N9492R), Bovina, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On 09/18/98, 7:30 am at rhodes crop care inc, in Bovina TX. (Private strip) after testing aerial spray pattern with water and dye, aircraft N9492R, upon…
- [Incident 19940420016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420016969I), Apr 20, 1994: Ayres S2C (N9492R), Hondo, TX. Engine cylinder cracked. Oil covered windshield. Forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19730630016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630016729A), Jun 30, 1973: Ayres S2B (N9492R), Pearsall, TX, Substantial damage. Crevice corrosion fnd on no.7 piston pin which failed first. Lndd in brush fld.

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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