Ayres S2R-T34 N30913

Summary

On 1 April 2003 at about 20:00 local time, a Ayres S2R-T34 registered N30913, operated by Pierce Aviation, was involved in an accident near Avondale, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 April 2003 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Avondale, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.3333, -112.3333

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-T34

Registration

N30913

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pierce Aviation

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Buckeye → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX03LA122

Nobody was injured.

The pilot failed to maintain adequate visual lookout and did not maintain clearance from power lines. The backhoe's location, which caused the pilot to alter his planned flight path, was a factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane struck power lines during the final agricultural spray application of the day. This particular pass involved flying underneath power lines. There was a backhoe parked near the pilot's intended flight path; as a result, he flew a higher than normal flight path. The airplane impacted the lower power lines. The pilot then flew the airplane back to his original departure point.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.