- Date
- June 11, 1986, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Graceville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5630XAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860611023659A
- Case key
- 31649
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A witness stated that the acft had just completed a swath run & was pulling up to the left when the left wing tip struck the ground & cartwheeled the acft. The plt stated that the acft went into a 'high-speed' stall & cartwheeled approx four times & that he 'walked away' after the accident. The acft was destroyed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5630X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2432R
- Airframe hours
- 2,506
- Engine
- P&W PT-6A-34AG, 750 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Phillip S. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 22, 1986 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- 52FL · Malone, FL
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,164 total · 130 in this make and model · 3,009 as pilot in command · 143 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PFN, 28 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.
Other investigations on N5630X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.