# Accident 20140909015599A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Harquahala Vall, AZ, September 9, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Harquahala Vall, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZN6G
- Location: 33.1800° N, 113.0500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1800&lon=-113.0500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3097F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 34,772 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA371) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140909015599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA371), Sep 9, 2014: Ayres S2R T34 (N3097F), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel.

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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