Ayres S-2R N223SB
14 May 2009 · Monroe, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2009 at about 19:20 local time, a Ayres S-2R registered N223SB, operated by Brooks Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Monroe, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monroe, Louisiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5107, -92.0800
- Aircraft
- Ayres S-2R
- Registration
- N223SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Brooks Flying Service Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monroe → Monroe
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09LA297
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing an aerial application flight in a field that had a set of power lines located in it. During the last pass of the application run, the airplane collided with the power lines and subsequently impacted terrain, coming to rest on a set of railroad tracks.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ayres S-2R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2008 | Ayres S-2R | McDonald, Kansas, United States | Frontier Ag Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2006 | Ayres S-2R | Grand View, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2005 | Ayres S-2R | Marvell, Arkansas, United States | Randy Gibbons Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2005 | Ayres S-2R | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | Farm and Ranch Aerial Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2004 | Ayres S-2R | Beaver, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2004 | Ayres S-2R | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182M | Albany, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Capra Salvatore O AVENTURA 2 | Des Allemands, Louisiana, United States | Tregre Ronnie P | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2009 | Brown Joseph B Jr RV-6 | Ama, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Cessna 150F | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28-180 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Jack Bradley McCullough | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2009 | Cessna A185F | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | NMA Investments LLC | Minor injuries | - |