# Accident 20080706840709A: Ayres S2R600, Benson, MN, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 07:00 local time
- Place: Benson, MN
- Airport: Benson Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 45.3733° N, 95.6786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3733&lon=-95.6786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5519X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5519X-2013-04-25) (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 S2R600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,241 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706840709A

## Narrative

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

AS THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A WHEAT FIELD, HE FAILED TO SEE THE TWO SEATS OF POWER LINES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIELD.  THE PILOT STATED HE SAW THE FIRST TWO LINES, BUT DID NOT SEE THE SECOND SET OF LINES.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUGHT ON THE WIRE, TEARING A LARGE PIECE OF THE TIRE AWAY AND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATED AFTER STRIKING THE WIRES HE LOST CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED INTO A FIELD, CRASHED AND WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI08CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA176), Jul 6, 2008: Aero Commander S2R (N5519X), Clontarf, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the power transmission lines.

## Other reports on N5519X (1)

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

- [Accident 20030412009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412009389A), Apr 12, 2003: Ayres S2R (N5519X), Benson, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04/12/03, at 2000 CDT, an aero commander (Ayres) S2R, owned by Benson air ag, inc. and operated by Douglas jackson forced landed during an aerial…

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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