# Accident 20110311003949A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Altheimer, AR, March 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Altheimer, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SL6G
- Location: 34.2095° N, 92.0106° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2095&lon=-92.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110311003949A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 11, 2011, AT 1800 CST, A THRUSH AYRES-S2-R, REGISTERED TO SWAN LAKE FLYING SERVICE, INC, COLLIDED WITH A POWER POLE ON LANDING AT SWAN LAKE FLYING SERVICE FIELD, ALTHEIMER, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON AN AGRICULTURAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SWAN LAKE FLYING SERVICE FIELD, ALTHEIMER, ARKANSAS, ON MARCH 11, 2011 AT AN UNKNOWN TIME.

## 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 CEN11CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA224), Mar 12, 2011: Ayres S2R-T34 (N92KM), Swan Lake, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with power lines following an encounter with a wind gust.

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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