# NTSB SEA86LA158: Ayres S2RT34, N4013D, Jordan Valley, OR, June 30, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 30, 1986, 10:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place: Jordan Valley, OR
- Coordinates: 42.960876, -117.360359 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9609&lon=-117.3604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA86LA158
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40433/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA158

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, maneuvering - aerial application
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, descent - uncontrolled
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WITNESSES OBSERVED AT ACFT MAKE A 2-5 FOOT PASS OVER WATER GOING NORTH, A 180 DEGREE TURN AND A 2 FOOT AGL RUN TO SOUTH. THE ACFTS LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED WATER BOUNCING THE RIGHT WING ON WATER. ACFT PITCHED UP, ROLLED INVERTED AND CRASHED ON SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE. THE ACFT WAS NOT ENGAGED IN SPRAY OPERATIONS AT THE TIME.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4013D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4013D-1991-05-30), registration cancelled 1991-05-30, S/N 6034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Ayres S2RT34
- Registry model: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 6034
- Airframe hours: 4951
- Engines: P&W PT6A-34AG 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gary Dogett, doing business as Super Kat
- Registered owner: Sutter Butte Dusters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 24, 1986, 75 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; toxicology performed; flight hours: 22,400 total, 6,404 in this make and model, 22,000 as pilot in command, 400 in the last 90 days, 120 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860630028899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860630028899A), Jun 30, 1986: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL, Jordan Valley, OR, Destroyed. A wing and left gear struck the water while the pilot was engaged in buzzing the area. Wreckage flipped onto shore.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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