Ayres S2R-600 N4021S

Summary

On 3 August 2011 at about 16:00 local time, a Ayres S2R-600 registered N4021S, operated by Crop Jet Aviation, was involved in an accident near Hazelton, Idaho, 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

3 August 2011 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hazelton, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Hazelton Municipal Airport (U94)

Coordinates

42.5761, -114.1378

Aircraft

Ayres S2R-600

Registration

N4021S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Crop Jet Aviation

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hazelton → Hazelton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11LA366

Nobody was injured.

Partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing on an agricultural application flight, and, during takeoff, the engine lost partial power. The pilot released the load of fertilizer and attempted to land on a road. However, the airplane was unable to sustain flight, and the pilot landed the airplane in a field. The airplane collided with concrete obstacles during the landing roll. Postaccident wreckage examination and component testing did not reveal a mechanical reason for the partial power loss. The reported weather conditions were not conducive to serious carburetor icing at cruise power; the engine was operating at a high power setting for takeoff, indicating that carburetor ice was likely not the reason for the partial loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.