# Accident 20110630013599A: Ray Aerial Spraying 773 RACER, Ottumwa, IA, June 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2011, 17:29 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0098° N, 92.4101° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0098&lon=-92.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N773RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N773RY-2013-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ray Aerial Spraying 773 RACER (registry code 05629ZM, https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-aerial-spraying-773-racer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild V-770-11 (registry code 26021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-v-770-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAY AERIAL SPRAYING 773 RACER
- Reported engine: FAIRCHILD RANGER/ 770-11/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,581 total, 3 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11FA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA436) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630013599A

## Narrative

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

ONE WITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TACHOMETER HOUR METER SHOWED 2.3 HOURS THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.  ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE FOURTH FLIGHT FOR THE AIRCRAFT SINCE COMPLETION. THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM HAD BEEN FILLED WITH 100LL AVGAS.A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500' AGL (ABOVE GROUND LEVEL) ON A DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 4 AT OTTUMWA, IOWA. AS THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 4, IT TURNED LEFT AND THEN ENTERED A VERY STEEP DESCENT.  THE AIRCRAFT  LEVELED OUT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, BOUNCED SIDEWAYS, STRIKING A TREE, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, AND CONTINUED ON FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 30  MORE YARDS BEFORE COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.  AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE.  THE FUSELAGE BROKE OPEN AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COCKPIT.

## 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 CEN11FA436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA436), Jun 30, 2011: Ray Aerial Spraying 773 Racer (N773RY), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane’s engine and ignition system did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…

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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