# Accident 20050624012189A: Ayres S2R, Mountain Home, ID, June 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Mountain Home, ID
- Airport: Mountain Home Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HKNG
- Location: 43.1167° N, 115.7544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1167&lon=-115.7544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4865X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4865X) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,030 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050624012189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WAS RETURNING TO MOUNTAIN HOME MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (U76) FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION JOB IN THE GRANDVIEW, IDAHO AREA WHEN FUEL STARVATION FORCED THE PILOT TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ONE MILE SOUTHWEST OF U76 ON AIRBASE ROAD. DURING THE EASTBOUND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GRAVEL TRUCK TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPUN AROUND AND WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. THE COLLISION WITH THE GRAVEL TRUCK CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND THE RIGHT WING TIP AND LEADING EDGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE ROAD, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD MORE FUEL ON BOARD THAN HE ACTUALLY HAD.

## 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 SEA05LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA126), Jun 24, 2005: Rockwell S-2R (N4865X), Mountain Home, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel resulting in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight and the loss of engine power. A vehicle was a factor in the on ground collision.

## Other reports on N4865X (5)

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

- [Incident 20110602009839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110602009839I), Jun 2, 2011: Rockwell International S-2R (N4865X), Nyssa, OR, Minor damage. Pilot was spraying when he hit a powerline and knocked it down. The powerline missed the prop, but hit the landing gear and before it broke it knocked the fuel…
- [Incident 20080623834109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080623834109I), Jun 23, 2008: Ayres S2R (N4865X), Marsing, ID, Minor damage. (-23) 0700 Aircraft developed a leak in the spray system while applying malathion. Pilot chose to land on a nearby private airstrip (symms) to fix the leak.…
- [Incident 20050521008459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521008459I), May 21, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4865X), Craigmont, ID, Minor damage. (-23) N4865X, a rockwell S-2 turbo thruch received minor damage upon landing at the Craigmont, Idaho airport on runway 07. The damage was limited to propeller…
- [Accident 19910803031289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910803031289A), Aug 3, 1991: Ayres S2RR1340NORM (N4865X), Murtaugh, ID, Substantial damage. Overgross weight unable to liftoff dirt road. Wing struck power pole wire left road. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19840518019899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518019899A), May 18, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4865X), American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Struck the ground during a spray run. Aircraft cartwheeled and stopped inverted. Approaching darkness a factor.

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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