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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Watford City, ND · June 5, 2007

Date
June 5, 2007 · 10:52 local
Place
Watford City, ND
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZGKG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8835Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07LA162
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
749 total16 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Left wing struck the ground. The entire aircraft came to rest with the engine separated from the fuselage. Subsequently a fire ignited destroying the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. SUBSEQUENTLY A FIRE IGNITED DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.