20250717012129I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ayres S2R-T34 · Le Mars, IA · July 17, 2025

Date
July 17, 2025 · 14:00 local
Place
Le Mars, IA
Airport
Le Mars Municipal
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
2BSG
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3104Y
Reported as
Ayres S2R-T34
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot

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.

Pilot experienced severe vibration in-flight and made a precautionary landing in a bean field due to a suspected engine issue. Aircraft propeller struck a barbed wire fence. Damage to propeller and engine is unknown. Aircraft damage is minor.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION IN-FLIGHT AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD DUE TO A SUSPECTED ENGINE ISSUE. AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND ENGINE IS UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS MINOR.