# Accident 20070605012159A: Ayres S2R, Watford City, ND, June 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2007, 10:52 local time
- Place: Watford City, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZGKG
- Location: 47.8992° N, 103.5133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8992&lon=-103.5133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8835Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8835Q-2008-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 749 total, 16 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070605012159A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA162), Jun 5, 2007: Aero Commander S2R (N8835Q), Watford City, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The agricultural pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while maneuvering to avoid power lines. The power lines were a contributing factor in the accident.

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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