# Accident 20100831044029A: Ayres Corpo S2R-G10, Wellton, AZ, August 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2010, 04:30 local time
- Place: Wellton, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UGYG
- Location: 32.7386° N, 114.3489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7386&lon=-114.3489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6125X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6125X-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G10 (registry code 0970217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPO S2R-G10
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 28,522 total, 1,388 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100831044029A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2010, ABOUT 0430 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AYRES CORPORATION, S2R-G10, N6125X, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN ALONG THE HILLSIDE IN THE DOME VALLEY AREA NEAR WELLTON, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY MORRIS AG AIR AND SONS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED INJURIES. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 WPR10CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA439), Aug 31, 2010: Ayres S2R-G10 (N6125X), Ligurta, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to orient the application tracks so that they did not provide the maximum possible…

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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