- Date
- August 4, 1979
- Place
- Leesburg, GA · LEESBURG, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4004UAyres S2R
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790804021559A
- Case key
- 133807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3820 79/8/4 LEESBURG,GA AYRES S2R CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 10582 TIME - 1530 N4004U PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 657 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LESLIE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 95 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 315 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SPRAYING PEANUTS.ENCTRD GUST FM REAR DRG ROLL-OUT FM PROC TURN W NOSE DWN.HI SPEED STALL DRG RCVRY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4004U
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4004URegistration cancelled Aug 26, 2003 · 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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Other investigations on N4004U · 1
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