- Date
- July 2, 1992, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Jonesboro, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8487VAyres S2R-T11
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920702023609A
- Case key
- 23409
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Probable cause
The failure of the company maintenance personnal and the pilot to perform adequate inspections and the separation of flight control surfaces. A factor was the corroded rudder assembly.
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
During agriculture operations the airplane suddenly became uncontrollable and impacted the ground. Witnesses at the accident site reported that the vertical stabilizer and rudder separated just before ground impact. The on scene investigation revealed that the aft fuselage longerons were severely corroded and that the separation occurred in the area of corrosion.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8487V
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-T11
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2247R
- Airframe hours
- 7,562
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-11AG, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jay H. Harmon, doing business as Needham Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Winston L. Quinn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1992 · 448 hours before
- Departed
- JBR
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.