- Date
- September 17, 1981
- Place
- Huron, CA · HURON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N40110Ayres S2R
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810917060029A
- Case key
- 123258
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2377 81/9/17 NR.HURON,CA AYRES S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 19000 TIME - 0655 N40110 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HURON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40110
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N40110Registered now · Ayres S2R-T34Airframe modelAyres S2R-T34Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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