# NTSB investigations: Ayres S2R-T34: Low altitude operation/event

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN22LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA335.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Parkin, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2022 · N4046S · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from tower guy wires while maneuvering.
- [NTSB WPR20CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA179.md): Ayres S2R · Lenore, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2020 · N40226 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight, which resulted in a wire strike.
- [NTSB GAA20CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA020.md): Ayres S2R · Willacoochee, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 11, 2019 · N3090C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN12FA521](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA521.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Lakin, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2012 · N365SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the corn during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB WPR09CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA190.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Cove, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2009 · N114JP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering.
- [NTSB CHI08CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA212.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Clinton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 24, 2008 · N357CA · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate in-flight planning/decision making and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application. A contributing factor was the guy wire.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0970106')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '220' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence?model=0970106

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