# Accident 20120523009949A: Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340, Clear Lake, SD, May 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YYTG
- Location: 44.7972° N, 96.6322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7972&lon=-96.6322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30951-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (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-R1340
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL TPE331-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523009949A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 23 13:00 AN AYRES S2R-R1340 OWNED BY SCOTT THOMPSON TRUSTEE DURING SPRAYING OPERATION STRUCK A CROSS COUNTRY ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES.  VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT INJURED WITH BROKEN BONES AND LACERATIONS TO HIS NECK AND HEAD.  THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ESTELLINE, SD AT 1200.

## 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 CEN12CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA313), May 23, 2012: Ayres S2R-R1340 (N30951), Clear Lake, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a detailed observation of the power lines before beginning the aerial application work, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the two lower wires.

## Other reports on N30951 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090505008359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090505008359I), May 5, 2009: Ayresc S2RR1340 (N30951), Chamberlain, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On may 5, 2009 while conducting part 137 aerial spray operations the pilot elected to return to the Chamberlain airport due a malfunctioning GPS on/off…
- [Incident 19930325010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930325010209I), Mar 25, 1993: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N30951), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. Pilot reversed engine on rollout. Veered to right. Came out of reverse. Left runway crossing a ditch.

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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