- Date
- May 7, 1987, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ville Platte, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4025PAyres S2R-1820
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870507014049A
- Case key
- 22361
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After landing on a wet grass strip the pilot realized that the aircraft was not going to stop. Obstructions off the end of the runway prevented a go-around. The aircraft collided with two trees causing substantial damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4025P
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-1820
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1820-0180C
- Airframe hours
- 1,645
- Engine
- Wright 1820, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Winston P. Vidrine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1986
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,645 total · 1,639 in this make and model · 9,488 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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.