# NTSB DFW08CA155: Ayres S2R-T34, N3105E, Des Arc, AR, May 27, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 27, 2008, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Coordinates: 35, -91.083335
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-91.0833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Little Rock FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA155
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68134/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA155

## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power while maneuvering for undetermined reasons.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined (probable cause)

## Analysis

The pilot was beginning his second aerial application run of the day and reported that he had just entered a 45 degree turn when he "heard the engine blow and saw smoke", the airplane then began to "drop like a rock". The wing struck the ground first followed by the propeller, the right main tire, right wingtip and the tail. There was substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the tail surfaces. The loss of engine power was undetermined.

## Factual narrative

The 3,630 hour commercial rated pilot was beginning his second aerial application run of the day and had just entered a 45 degree turn when he "heard the engine blow and saw smoke", the airplane then began to "drop like a rock". The low wing turboprop struck the ground first with the propeller, then the right main tire, the right wingtip and the tail. There was substantial damage to both wings, the empennage, and the tail surfaces, but no injuries to the pilot, who was the only occupant. The loss of engine power was undetermined. Weather reported at the time of the accident was 7 miles visibility, with broken clouds at 4,500 feet, westerly winds at 4 knots, with a temperature of 82 degrees and dew point of 70 degrees.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3105E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3105E), registered now, S/N T34-177, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ayres S2R-T34
- Registry model: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-6 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-6-series) (registry code 52150, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: T34-177
- Airframe hours: 5394
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney PT6A SERIES 600 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Bell Ag Service Inc
- Registered owner: Bells Ag Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 1, 2008
- Departed: N/A, Des Arc, AR
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: LIT, 39 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 20080527834229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080527834229A), May 27, 2008: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Des Arc, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On 5/27/2008, 1615CDT, 2115Z, aircraft N3105E a ayers model S2R-T34, while conducting agriculture aerial application four miles south of Des Arc, AR…

## Other investigations on N3105E (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW95LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA245), Jun 10, 1995: Ayres S2R-T34 (N3105E), Devalls Bluff, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED FLARE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION AS A RESULT OF FUEL LINE BLOCKAGE.

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.

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