# Accident 20080718843669A: Ayres S2R, Carthage, IL, July 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2008, 12:10 local time
- Place: Carthage, IL
- Airport: Martins Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMJG
- Location: 40.6900° N, 91.2253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6900&lon=-91.2253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8466V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8466V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 840 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080718843669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE RIGHT HOWEVER THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED AN ADJACENT CORN CROP AND SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE CORNFIELD BACKWARDS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND EMPENAGE.

## 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 CHI08CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA198), Jul 18, 2008: Rockwell S2R (N8466V), Carthage, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident were the uneven runway, the runway edge, and the cornfield.

## Other reports on N8466V (3)

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

- [Incident 20070807019819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070807019819I), Aug 7, 2007: Ayres S2R (N8466V), Mt. Pleasant, IA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was in a turn after applying the second swath of chemical on a field when the engine lost power and gauges went to zero. Pilot initiated…
- [Accident 19820310003379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820310003379A), Mar 10, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8466V), Oberlin, LA, Destroyed. Looked inside cockpit during a spray run to check hopper handle. Flew into the ground.
- [Accident 19770822018939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822018939A), Aug 22, 1977: Ayres S2R (N8466V), Wilmot, AR, Substantial damage. Lndd across furrows.

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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