- Date
- June 15, 1983, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Arlington, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30878Ayres S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830615025899A
- Case key
- 6095
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll, the acft had nearly reached its lift-off speed when the eng backfired. The plt shut down the eng, dumped the chemicals & stopped on the rwy. He then exited the acft. As he walked around the acft, he smelled a strong odor of fuel. He opened the cowling to inspect the eng & a blaze broke out. The acft was subsequently destroyed by fire. Due to the total destruction, the malfunction or failure could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30878
- Reported as
- Ayres S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1820-22DC
- Airframe hours
- 483
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-97, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Farm Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport
- 4GA8 · Arlington, runway 18, 3,000 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,331 total · 522 in this make and model · 2,198 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABY, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.