# Accident 20060405005989A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Folkston, GA, April 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2006, 18:23 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Davis Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FZLG
- Location: 30.7972° N, 82.0275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7972&lon=-82.0275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3096H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060405005989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2006 AT 1823, ACFT N3096H, MODEL AYRES-THRUSH, AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENED A LOSS OF POWER, WITH THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. PILOT OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE AND WHITE SPARKS COMING FROM EXHAUST. AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AREA. PILOT WALKED AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ATL06LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA061), Apr 5, 2006: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3096H), Folkston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the compressor turbine blades due to high temperature exposure.

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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