- Date
- August 24, 1986, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Caldwell, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4077XAyres S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860824041909A
- Case key
- 40485
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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.
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Altitude - misjudgedCause
Analysis
During an aerial application flight, the plt entered a right turn during a 'border pass.' While in the right turn, the right wing struck the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4077X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1916R
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN2, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Idaho First National Bank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986
- Departed
- U35 · Caldwell, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,200 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 455 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.