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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL · Colt, AR · June 20, 2006

Date: June 20, 2006 · 15:30 local
Place: Colt, AR
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2292J
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW06LA163
Reported as: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,055 total1,866 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N2292JRegistration cancelled Aug 29, 2006 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N T34-258 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was accomplishing agricultural spraying operations near Colt ar. Aircraft contacted the ground with the right wingtip while in a turn and appears to have cartwheeled into a clump of trees at the edge of the field. The pilot was fatal, the aircraft burned and was totally destroyed. Nothing was recognizable as a problem except for the wingtip being approximately 30 yards into the rice field from the impact site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS NEAR COLT AR. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP WHILE IN A TURN AND APPEARS TO HAVE CARTWHEELED INTO A CLUMP OF TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS FATAL, THE AIRCRAFT BURNED AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. NOTHING WAS RECOGNIZABLE AS A PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE WINGTIP BEING APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS INTO THE RICE FIELD FROM THE IMPACT SITE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DFW06LA163Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportColt, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the ground during an aerial application flight.Jun 20, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2292J · 1

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

Incident 20040621014169IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wynne, AR(-23) On June 21, 2004, at approximately 1630 CDT, Ayres S2-RT, N2292J, experienced minor damage due to a ground loop on landing near Wynne, Arkansas. The commercial pilot stated that, after making a normal landing roll, the aircraft lost directional control…Jun 21, 2004 · Minor damage