- Date
- May 15, 1991, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Parkin, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4010PAyres S2R-T34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910515016149A
- Case key
- 23266
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance from objects.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane was conducting agricultural spraying in open fields surrounded by approximately 100 foot high trees. The outboard portion on the left wing separated from the airplane 1,136 feet from the main wreckage. The left aileron was found 1,005 feet from the main wreckage. Metallurgical analysis revealed that no wing defects were present. The wing and aileron separation were due to the airplane striking a vertical object such as a tree. That object was not found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4010P
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-T34
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6025
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-41, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Richard Reade, doing business as Air Aids, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Richard Reade
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 15,470 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.