# Accident 20080817844929A: Ayres S2RT15NORMAL, Branch, MS, August 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2008, 13:05 local time
- Place: Branch, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: QCFG
- Location: 32.4481° N, 89.7011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4481&lon=-89.7011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4015P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4015P-2014-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T15 (registry code 0970105, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t15) (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 S2RT15NORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 19,250 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080817844929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO TREES ENROUTE TO FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.

## 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 MIA08LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA167), Aug 17, 2008: Ayres S2R-T15 (N4015P), Morton, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during low altitude maneuvering.

## Other reports on N4015P (2)

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

- [Incident 19980817028499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980817028499I), Aug 17, 1998: Ayres S2R (N4015P), Fort Cobb Lake, OK, Minor damage. Engine failure duirng aerial application. The aircraft landed in adjacent field. There was minor damage to the aircraft and no injuries. Waiting on engine…
- [Accident 19860716033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860716033909A), Jul 16, 1986: Ayres S2RT15RESTD (N4015P), Mandale, OH, Substantial damage. Unable to clear trees at end of a spray run. Mushed into a muddy corn field short of tree line.

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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