# Incident 20090514006719I: Ayres S2R, Monroe, LA, May 14, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2009, 14:26 local time
- Place: Monroe, LA
- Airport: Monroe Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJBG
- Location: 32.5106° N, 92.0800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-92.0800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N223SB-2009-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090514006719I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS SPRAYING A CROP FIELD ON THE SOUTH END OF THE MLU AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS LAST SPRAY RUN GOING EAST AND WHEN THE PILOT PULLED UP, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SNAGGED A ELECTRIC POWER LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT REAR SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE CONSISTING OF THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS ALONG WITH ABOUT THREE FEET OF THE REAR FUSELAGE WAS PULLED OFF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSS CONTROL AND CRASHED JUST SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT FENCE ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS.

## 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 CEN09LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA297), May 14, 2009: Ayres S-2R (N223SB), Monroe, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run.

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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