# Accident 20050705034019A: Ayres S2R, Bristol, SD, July 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2005, 07:30 local time
- Place: Bristol, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 45.1564° N, 97.8422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1564&lon=-97.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3211R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3211R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,400 total, 3,194 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050705034019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 5, 2005, AT 0730 CDT, N3211R, AN AYRES S2R COLLIDED WITH POWERLINE WIRES APPROXIMATELY 10 SOUTH OF BRISTOL, SD. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND IN AN INVERTED POSITION FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT AND DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. (NOTE, THE AIRMAN AND AIRCRAFT TIMES ARE APPROXIMATE DUE TO MISSING LOGBOOK AND HOBBS METER).

## 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 CHI05LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA164), Jul 5, 2005: Rockwell S-2R (N3211R), Bristol, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the static lines between the transmission towers. A factor associated with the accident were the static lines.

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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