- Date
- June 20, 2007, 13:52 local (18:52 UTC)
- Place
- Stuttgart, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N113CAAyres S2R-T15
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20070620012089A
- Case key
- 66048
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during an aerial application flight and the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot during the subsequent forced landing. An additional cause was the low altitude of an aerial application operation.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane impacted an agricultural field during an aerial application flight. Examination of the accident site revealed both fuel tanks were broken open and did not contain any residual fuel. There was no "heavy" fuel smell. The propeller blades were deformed rearwards consistent with no power. The flaps were extended. The main landing gear impacted a ditch and were still attached to the airplane. The left wing impacted an embankment.
Factual narrative
On June 20, 2007, at 1352 central daylight time, an Ayres Corporation S2R-T15, N113CA, operated by Custom Air Inc., as an aerial application airplane, impacted a bean field while maneuvering near Stuttgart, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application fight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The local flight departed from Roe, Arkansas, about 1348.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there were no reports from any witnesses to the accident. Additionally, both fuel tanks were broken open and did not contain fuel. There was no "heavy" fuel smell. The propeller blades were deformed rearwards consistent with no power. The main landing gear impacted a ditch and were still attached to the airplane. The left wing impacted an embankment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N113CA
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-T15
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T15-011DC
- Airframe hours
- 5,200
- Engine
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34A6, 780 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Custom Air Inc
- Registered owner
- Custom Air Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 2007
- Departed
- 4M8 · Roe, AR
- Destination
- 4M8
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2
- Last flight review
- February 1, 2007
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,500 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 16,500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- SGT, 4 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.