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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2R-T34 · Centralia, IL · August 11, 2019

Date: August 11, 2019 · 08:15 local
Place: Centralia, IL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3077B
Reported as: Ayres S2R-T34
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total850 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N3077BRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2025 · Ayres S2R-T34S/N T34-057DC Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The pilot of N3077B stated he began his descent to the Centralia airport (kenl) when his GPS became inoperative. The pilot stated he was disoriented with his position and lost more altitude then he was aware of due to being distracted by the GPS malfunction. In the process the pilot stated he flew through power lines across interstate 57 north of Illinois route 161.

The pilot stated he evaluated his "situation" and flew the aircraft to the terre haute regional airport (khuf) in Indiana.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N3077B STATED HE BEGAN HIS DESCENT TO THE CENTRALIA AIRPORT (KENL) WHEN HIS GPS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DISORIENTED WITH HIS POSITION AND LOST MORE ALTITUDE THEN HE WAS AWARE OF DUE TO BEING DISTRACTED BY THE GPS MALFUNCTION. IN THE PROCESS THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW THROUGH POWER LINES ACROSS INTERSTATE 57 NORTH OF ILLINOIS ROUTE 161.

THE PILOT STATED HE EVALUATED HIS "SITUATION" AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE TERRE HAUTE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHUF) IN INDIANA.