Ayres S2R accident near Graceville, Florida, June 11, 1986
On June 11, 1986 at about 1:15 pm local time, a Ayres S2R, registered N5630X, was destroyed in an accident near Graceville, Florida. 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
- June 11, 1986 · about 1:15 pm local time
- Place
- Graceville, Florida · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R
- Registration
- N5630X · no longer on the register · serial 2432R
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A WITNESS STATED THAT THE ACFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A SWATH RUN & WAS PULLING UP TO THE LEFT WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND & CARTWHEELED THE ACFT. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WENT INTO A 'HIGH-SPEED' STALL & CARTWHEELED APPROX FOUR TIMES & THAT HE 'WALKED AWAY' AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED.
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: 3,164 hours in all; 130 in this make and model; 143 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 3,009 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,506 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 22, 1986; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,100 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W PT-6A-34AG (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 52FL Malone FL at 1:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 77°F (25°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:45 pm from PFN, 28 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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