# Accident 20060811017839A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Parkdale, AR, August 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Parkdale, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDYG
- Location: 33.4764° N, 90.9847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4764&lon=-90.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444HF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444HF) (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
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A36
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,004 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811017839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 11, 2006, AT 1030 CDT, A THRUSH S2-R, N444HF, REGISTERED TO MCGINTY FLYING SERVICE, COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR PARKDALE, AR WHILE ON A PART 137 AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR/IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PARKDALE, AR ON AUGUST 11, 2006 AT 1015CDT.

## 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 DFW06LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA198), Aug 11, 2006: Ayres S2R-T34 (N444HF), Parkdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a compressor turbine blade for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N444HF (1)

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

- [Incident 19970523016549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970523016549I), May 23, 1997: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N444HF), Weon, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot landed to the north on a Private strip, gust of wind lifted right wing up after touchdown, causing aircraft to turn to right. Pilot applied…

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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