- Date
- June 14, 1983, 07:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Ville Platte, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4025PAyres S2R-1820
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830614025139A
- Case key
- 20931
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Analysis
The acft collided with a dirt levee during takeoff after an engine malfunction. According to the plt he experienced a power failure at liftoff. He dumped his spray load and applied brakes. The engine regained partial power and failed again. At about 60 mph and 300 ft off the departure end of the rwy the acft hit a 2 ft high level. Post accident engine disassmbly revealed no difficulties to cause a power loss or engine failure. Later inspection of the carburetor revealed a small amount of water in the idle section. It was not possible to determine if sufficient water was ingested to cause engine failure or to simply result in a leaner than normal fuel mixture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4025P
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-1820
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1820-018DC
- Airframe hours
- 688
- Engine
- Wright R1820, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Chataignier Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 1, 1983
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,650 × 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
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 688 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 206 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 5 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.
Other investigations on N4025P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.