- Date
- May 20, 1985, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Harrisburg, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4017WAyres S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850520018459A
- Case key
- 33946
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
Plt reports that the lt wing of N4017N hit a dike in a ricefield while he was making a trim swath. There were no indications of equipment malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4017W
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2560R
- Airframe hours
- 1,630
- Engine
- P&W R1340 SERIES, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Grubbs And Johnson Aero
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1985 · 30 hours before
- Airport
- Unknown
N4017WRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Ayres S2R-600Airframe modelAyres S2R-600Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,005 as pilot in command · 69 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.