# Accident 20080711841429A: Ayres S2RT45RESTD, Erwinville, LA, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 08:53 local time
- Place: Erwinville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TW9G
- Location: 30.4769° N, 91.3889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4769&lon=-91.3889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2068B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2068B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T45 (registry code 0970111, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT45RESTD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711841429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS SPRAYING AN AGRICULTURE FIELD, AS HE WAS ENTERING THE FIELD HE MISJUDGED THE POWER LINES.  THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE UPPER POWER CABLE.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE CABLE THE LEFT WING DIPPED AND CAUGHT THE CABLE.  THE POWER CABLE EMBEDDED BETWEEN THE LEFT WINGTIP AND AILERON, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT IN UPRIGHT ATTITUDE AND KEPT THE AIRCRAFT UNDER CONTROL AS IT WAS FORCED TO THE GROUND.

## 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 DFW08CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA182), Jul 11, 2008: Ayres S2R (N2068B), Baton Rouge, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the transmission wire.

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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