- Date
- September 16, 1983, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bay City, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5049XAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830916049479A
- Case key
- 21054
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a swath run, the acft came to contact with the crop that was being sprayed. This resulted in a loss of control & the acft impacted in the field & nosed over. A small post-crash fire erupted in the eng compartment, but burned itself out shortly thereafter.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5049X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2416R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jerrys Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Bay City, TX
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PSX, 28 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.