# Accident 20220723008329A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Parkin, AR, July 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2022, 09:12 local time
- Place: Parkin, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RGOG
- Location: 35.2032° N, 90.5590° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2032&lon=-90.5590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4046S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046S-2023-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723008329A

## Narrative

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

SATURDAY 7/23/2022, N4046S, S2R-T34 AIRCRAFT S/N T34-266.

WHILE PERFORMING CROP DUSTING OPERATIONS, STRUCK THE GUYED WIRES OF A 561? RADIO TOWER AND CRASHED INTO A BEAN FIELD 6 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 75. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, HOT AND HUMID WITH NO CLOUD COVER. THE PIC WAS EXTRICATED BY THE CROSS COUNTY SHERRIFF RECOVERY TEAM. NO EYE WITNESSES HAVE BEEN LOCATED.

FIRST GROUND IMPACT APPEARS TO BE AT THE LOCATION OF THE WRECKAGE, 200 FEET EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 75 AND 200? NORTH OF THE TOWER. 3 OF THE 4 GUYED WIRES FROM THE WESTERN ANCHOR POINT SHEARED AND WERE FOUND IN THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND CLOSE TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE TAIL SECTION AND WINGS WERE NOT CONSUMED IN THE FIRE BUT SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THE IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING SHOWED EVIDENCE OF A CABLE RIPPING THROUGH THE WING STRUCTURE. THE LEFT WING WAS BURIED AND DESTROYED DURING IMPACT. THE FUSELAGE WAS EXTENSIVELY BURNED WITH ALL SIDE PANELS MELTED. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, WE WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY.

ADSB DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT MADE MANY PASSES IN THE FIELDS NORTH OF THE TOWER AND RETURNING TO BASE TO RE-FILL THE AIRCRAFT?S RESERVOIR. THE FINAL PASS SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED NORTH TOWARD BASE SOUTH OF THE TOWER, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE GUYED WIRES AND CONTACTED THE WESTERN CABLES.

IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AG-OPERATION, PREFLIGHT INSTRUCTION WAS PERFORMED WITH THE GRANDFATHER AND FATHER OF THE PIC. IN EACH CASE THE TOWER AND CABLES WERE DISCUSSED AND CONCERN EXPRESSED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE SITUATION.

## 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 CEN22LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA335), Jul 23, 2022: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4046S), Parkin, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering.

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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