# Accident 20050712022859A: Ayres S2R, Guelph, ND, July 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: Guelph, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PJFG
- Location: 46.0167° N, 98.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0167&lon=-98.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4232X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4232X-2012-11-07) (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: GARRTT TPE3316252M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,208 total, 3,347 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050712022859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 VFR PART 137, APPLYING CHEMICAL TO A FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED HITTING A GUY WIRE SUPPORTING A WOODEN POLE APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET TALL. THE POLE WAS PART OF A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE RUNNING NEAR THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED. THE GUY WIRE WAS UNMARKED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF GUY WIRES SUPPORTING THE NEXT SET OF POLES IN THE LINE BUT DIDN'T SEE THE ONE HE HIT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GUY WIRE JUST INBOARD OF THE RIGHT AILERON SEVERING THE WING AT THAT POINT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS AND IMPACTED A SLOUGH ADJACENT TO THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A POND OF WATER APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 FEET DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND NO FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS CHEST AREA, BUT WAS ABLE TO EXTRACT HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 CHI05CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA183), Jul 12, 2005: Rockwell S-2R (N4232X), Guelph, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the guy wire during the agricultural application pass. Contributing factors were the guy wire, and low altitude flight.

## Other reports on N4232X (2)

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

- [Accident 19980707046669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707046669A), Jul 7, 1998: Ayres S2R (N4232X), Ft Ransom, ND, No damage. (-23) On 07/07/98 at 0730 CDT, rockwell S-2R, N4232X, owned by widmer flying service, inc. and flown by james f. plath was substantially damaged during an…
- [Incident 19820903050599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820903050599I), Sep 3, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4232X), Plymouth, NC, Minor damage. Caught a wing on ditch bank and weeds on the takeoff roll. Ground looped.

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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