Ayres S2R-T15 accident near Climax, Georgia, September 13, 1984
On September 13, 1984 at about 12:45 pm local time, a Ayres S2R-T15, registered N40184, was substantially damaged in an accident near Climax, Georgia. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 13, 1984 · about 12:45 pm local time
- Place
- Climax, Georgia
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R-T15
- Registration
- N40184 · registry record · serial T15-006
- 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 PLT SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA AND WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINE BUT MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE AND INADVERTANTLYCOLLIDED WITH THE TOP WIRE. THE WIRE BROKE AND WRAPPED AROUND THE LANDING GEAR OF THE ACFT AND DRAGGED IT DOWN. THE ACFTWAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO TREES.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 7,000 hours in all; 3,237 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,237 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 25, 1984; 60 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT6A (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:48 pm from TLH, 33 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 N40184 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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