Ayres S2R-G10 N3298Y

Summary

On 22 July 2006 at about 17:09 local time, a Ayres S2R-G10 registered N3298Y was involved in an accident near Dexter, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and one died. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 2006 at 17:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Dexter, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Private (MM20)

Coordinates

33.1911, -104.3689

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-G10

Registration

N3298Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dexter → Dexter

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06LA103

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to remain clear of the airplane's propeller resulting in the propeller contacting the pilot and causing fatal injuries to the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot of an agricultural airplane was fatally injured when he was struck by the propeller while exiting the airplane. The airplane was standing with the brakes set and the engine running. A local aerial application flight had just ended when the accident occurred. A witness at the airstrip said he and another attendant had just finished loading another airplane with chemicals when the accident airplane taxied up. The witness said he walked into the chemical shed to write up the work order on the previous airplane. The witness said he could still hear the accident airplane's engine running. He said he then heard an unusual noise and walked out to see what it was. The witness said he saw the pilot on the ground next to the airplane. The witness said he ran over to him and immediately saw the pilot had suffered severe head trauma. An examination of the airplane revealed no damage and no systems anomalies that could have contributed to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.