- Date
- June 18, 1986, 06:50 local (11:50 UTC)
- Place
- Dundee, MS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4023PAyres S2R-1820
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860618031649A
- Case key
- 31504
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ag acft was flying low over a water covered muddy rice field when the eng stopped running. The plt then jettisoned the load of fertilizer & entered a steep right turn. Subsequently, the aircraft struck the ground on the right wing & nose, then cartwheeled. A witness stated that he thought the plt may have been attempting to turn back so as to land on a dirt road. Only residual fuel was found in or around the acft after the accident. The surviving flagman/pax stated that he was sure the acft had not been refueled prior to the flt. This was the last flt of the day.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4023P
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-1820
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1820-003DC
- Airframe hours
- 2,807
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-97, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ag Chem, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1986 · 225 hours before
- Departed
- Tunica, MS
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
- 43
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 14,100 total · 2,400 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.