# Accident 20111102025549A: Ayres Corporation S2R-600, Kahlotus, WA, November 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2011, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kahlotus, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D4FG
- Location: 46.6283° N, 118.5928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6283&lon=-118.5928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1206S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1206S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111102025549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE REPOSITIONING FROM ONE FIELD TO ANOTHER. PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISTRACTED WHILE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE GPS.

## 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 WPR12CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA026), Nov 2, 2011: Ayres S2R-600 (N1206S), Kahlotus, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the ground due to his distraction with programming a global positioning system receiver.

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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