# NTSB FTW86LRG27: Ayres S2R-600, N8905Q, Tivoli, TX, June 27, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 27, 1986, 17:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Tivoli, TX
- Coordinates: 28.430934, -96.879615 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4309&lon=-96.8796&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86LRG27
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRG27

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, maneuvering - aerial application
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON JUNE 27,1987 AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CDT, AN AYRES S2R-600 IMPACTED THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF TIVOLI, TX WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURE SPRAYING OPERATIONS. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL AND COME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER, THE COMMERCIAL PILOT ESCAPED INJURY. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8905Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905Q-1989-03-20), registration cancelled 1989-03-20, S/N 2438R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R-600
- Registry model: [Ayres S2R-600](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (registry code 0970102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2438R
- Airframe hours: 2981
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Anthony Daniels, doing business as Daniels Flying Service
- Registered owner: Anthony Daniel
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 17, 1986, 71 hours before
- Departed: TIVOLI, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 3,966 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 3,900 as pilot in command, 300 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: VCT

## 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 19860627028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860627028459A), Jun 27, 1986: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Tivoli, TX, Substantial damage. The wingtip caught in cotton plants during aerial spraying operations and the aircraft cartwheeled.

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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