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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R-T34 · Harquahala Vall, AZ · September 9, 2014

Date
September 9, 2014 · 09:30 local
Place
Harquahala Vall, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
ZN6G
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3097F
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14LA371
Reported as
Ayres S2R-T34
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
34,772 total3,600 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft took off from soft field. Lost engine power approximately 20 to 30 feet AGL. Set down in desert just passed the end of the soft field. Slid for approximantely 300 feet east before spinning to a stop facing the direction it came from, west.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM SOFT FIELD. LOST ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 FEET AGL. SET DOWN IN DESERT JUST PASSED THE END OF THE SOFT FIELD. SLID FOR APPROXIMANTELY 300 FEET EAST BEFORE SPINNING TO A STOP FACING THE DIRECTION IT CAME FROM, WEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.