- Date
- September 2, 1988, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Five Points, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4009MAyres S2R-T34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880902036859A
- Case key
- 25753
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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
Plt was engaged in aerial application and had been overflying power lines. On last pass, plt elected to fly beneath power lines, struck bracing wire between poles with vertical fin, disabling elevator. The acft crashed nose down in a field in an uncontrolled descent.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4009M
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-T34
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6012
- Airframe hours
- 6,500
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-34AG, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- American Ag Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 24, 1988 · 25 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 6,855 total · 340 in this make and model · 6,855 as pilot in command · 285 in the last 90 days · 105 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °F
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 N4009M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.