# Accident 20100516004939A: Ayres Corp S-2R, Rushville, NE, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rushville, NE
- Airport: Rushville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KS7G
- Location: 42.7292° N, 102.4233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7292&lon=-102.4233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N241WD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N241WD-2011-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970114, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TPE331-1 (registry code 29030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tpe331-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORP S-2R
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516004939A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROX 1330 MST THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED SPRAYING A FIELD.  A WITNESS SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED SOUTH THEN YAWED TO THE SOUTHEAST, ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE LOCAL SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDERS INCLUDED THE SHERIFF, FIRE DEPT AND NEBRASKA STATE PATROL.  A CUT POWER LINE WAS FOUND ALONG WITH AIRCRAFT PARTS.

## 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 CEN10LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA250), May 16, 2010: Ayres S2R (N241WD), Rushville, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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