# NTSB FTW83LA432: Ayres S2R, N5049X, Bay City, TX, September 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 16, 1983, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Coordinates: 28.969667, -95.960662 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9697&lon=-95.9607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21054
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA432
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21054/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA432

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, maneuvering - aerial application

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5049X), registered now, S/N 2416R, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Registry model: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2416R
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830916049479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830916049479A), Sep 16, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD, Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to maintain sufficient clearance from the ground on a spray run. Struck the ground and flipped over.

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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