# Accident 20050714034131A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Mer Rouge, LA, July 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2005, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mer Rouge, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDYG
- Location: 32.9333° N, 91.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9333&lon=-91.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61220, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714034131A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROXIMATELY 1630 CDT, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ WAS SPRAYING WESTBOUND. HE PULLED UP AT THE END OF THE ROW AND STRUCK THE OUTER THIRD OF THE RIGHT WING OF NORTHBOUND PILOT ^PRIVAC^ FROM UNDERNEATH. DUE TO SEVERE ENGINE ROUGHNESS, PILOT ^PRIVAC^ LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A LOW RUNOFF AREA ADJACENT TO A ROW-END WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N3098R, Ayres S2RT15NORMAL: [Accident 20050714034132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050714034132A)

## 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 DFW05LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA182), Jul 14, 2005: Ayres S2R-T34 (N61220), Bonita, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N61220 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110801016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110801016939I), Aug 1, 2011: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 (N61220), Vinton, IA, No damage. Pilot reported he was spraying in a continuous direction, making all left hand turns, for approximately 45 minutes. After completing the last pass, he exited…

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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