# Accident 20060722013439A: Ayres S2RG10, Dexter, NM, July 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Dexter, NM
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WBHG
- Location: 33.1911° N, 104.3689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1911&lon=-104.3689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3298Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G10 (registry code 0970217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722013439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2006, AT 1100MST, COMMERCIAL PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE SPINNING PROPELLER ON N3298Y, AN AYRES CORP S2R-G10 AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO LEE AVIATION CORP. THE PILOT, WHO HAD BEEN AERIAL SPRAYING ALL MORNING, HAD DEPLANED PRIOR TO THE CONTINUATION OF SCHEDULED SPRAY SESSIONS.

## 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 DEN06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA103), Jul 22, 2006: Ayres S2R-G10 (N3298Y), Dexter, NM, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remain clear of the airplane's propeller resulting in the propeller contacting the pilot and causing fatal injuries to the pilot.

## Other reports on N3298Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19970508046629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508046629I), May 8, 1997: Ayres S2RG10 (N3298Y), Haskell, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft engine failed during take off. Left fuel tank had 80 gallons, right tank was empty. Silicon rubber material found clogging left fuel line.

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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