# NTSB DEN04TA036: Ayres S2T-T65, N3100E, Magdalena, NM, January 8, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report - Date: January 8, 2004, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Magdalena, NM - Coordinates: 34.17889, -107.139167 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1789&lon=-107.1392&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report June 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58595 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN04TA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58595/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04TA036 ## Probable cause loss of engine power for reasons undetermined. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, maneuvering - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, descent - emergency - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency descent/landing - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor) - altitude - low - Fire, emergency landing ## Analysis The airplane was on a mountain aerial application training mission for the U.S. Department of State. The two pilots reported that they had made two uneventful spray runs. On the third spray run, at approximately ten feet agl, the instructor pilot noticed [and confirmed by the engine gauges] a power loss. He took control of the airplane and performed a forced landing. The airplane impacted the terrain, bounced, and proceeded over a steep embankment where it came to rest. A postimpact fire ensued, consuming the airplane. ## Factual narrative On January 8, 2004, at approximately 0900 mountain standard time, an Ayres S2T-T65, N3100E, was destroyed during a forced landing attempt near Magdalena, New Mexico. A postimpact fire consumed the airplane. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction received minor injuries. The U.S. Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Matters (INM), was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local, training flight. The pilots had not filed a VFR flight plan. According to the accident report submitted by the U.S. Department of State, the two pilots were conducting mountain spray training. The airplane made two "uneventful spray runs. On the third spray run, at approximately ten feet agl, the IP [instructor pilot] noticed and confirmed by the engine gauges a power loss, took control of the aircraft and directed the [pilot receiving instruction] to begin emergency procedures." The pilot receiving instruction was unable to restore engine power, and he subsequently secured the engine in preparation for a forced landing. The airplane impacted the terrain, bounced, and proceeded over a steep embankment where it came to rest. The engine was taken to Pratt and Whitney Canada, and under the auspices of the Department of State, it was inspected for anomalies. No preimpact engine or related systems anomalies, which might have affected the airplane's performance, were identified. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3100E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3100E-2010-12-29), registration cancelled 2010-12-29, S/N T65-002DC, built 1988 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Ayres S2T-T65 - Registry model: [Ayres S2R-T65](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t65) (registry code 0970109) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65AG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-65ag) (registry code 52109, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: S2RHG-T65 - Airframe hours: 3615 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65 1300 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Public aircraft, Part 91 - Registered owner: U.S. Department of State Bureau of INM - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Special flight (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 3, 2003 - Departed: ABQ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Flight plan: Military VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 51; injuries: minor; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review February 14, 2003; seat: rear; flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 19,600 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 44; injuries: minor; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review January 19, 2004; seat: front; flight hours: 5,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 4,900 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.37 inHg - Observed at: ABQ, 65 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20040108000439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040108000439A), Jan 8, 2004: Ayres S2RT65, Socorro, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On January 8, 2004, at 0900 MST, an Ayres S2R-T65, N3100E, registered to the united states department of state, lost power near Socorro, new Mexico,… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.