Ayres S2R-G6 accident near Cash, Arkansas, September 9, 2003
On September 9, 2003 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Ayres S2R-G6, registered N3299X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cash, Arkansas (Private Airstrip airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. The ditch was a factor to the accident.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 9, 2003 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Cash, Arkansas · Private Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R-G6
- Registration
- N3299X · no longer on the register · serial G6-134
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane collided with a ditch during an aborted takeoff on a 2,300 foot long private grass airstrip. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll the airplane never reached the proper rotation airspeed. The pilot reported that he waited too long to abort the takeoff, and realized that the airplane was not going to rotate before it came into contact with a ditch at the end of the runway.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 27,040 hours in all; 4,000 in this make and model; 400 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: May 20, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 26,500 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 18, 2003; 125 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Garrett TPC 331 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Cash AR at 6:00 pm
- Destination: PVT Cash AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 14,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observation at 5:53 pm from JBR, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N3299X the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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