# Accident 20080724843269A: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Clinton, IL, July 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FPRG
- Location: 40.3172° N, 89.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3172&lon=-89.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N357CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357CA-2012-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34NORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,093 total, 43 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724843269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24, 2008, NEAR CLINTON, IL, N357VS, OPERATING AS AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT STRUCK A GUIDE WIRE AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD FOUR FEET OF THE RIGHT WING. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO PROPERTY ON THE SURFACE. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS REPORT HAS BEEN FILED TO CLOSE ACCIDENT REPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 CHI08CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA212), Jul 24, 2008: Ayres S2R-T34 (N357CA), Clinton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate in-flight planning/decision making and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application. A contributing factor was the guy wire.

## Other reports on N357CA (1)

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

- [Accident 20090710012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710012589A), Jul 10, 2009: Ayres S2RT34 (N357CA), Hertford, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While on a flight to familiarize PIC with aircraft and to check calibration of spray nozzles with water, aircraft impacted with ground in cornfield. No…

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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