- Date
- May 12, 1984, 18:30 local (May 13, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vincennes, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4006UAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840512016929A
- Case key
- 12610
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Analysis
The plt had flown 12 similar loads from the 2600 ft rwy that same day. He stated that although there was nothing mechanically wrong with the acft, it would not accelerate properly during the last takeoff roll. After aprx 2000 ft of ground roll, he dumped a portion of his load (fertilizer) to clear a ditch at the departure end. The acft lifted off & cleared the ditch, but it then settled. The spray boom caught the wheat & spun the acft around 180 deg & it crashed. The plt estimated the acft was about 60 lbs below its max gross wt when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4006U
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2500
- Airframe hours
- 2,150
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Euding Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Douglas I. Larson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- IN57 · Ueding, runway 36, 2,600 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 2,150 in this make and model · 7,750 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.