NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN23LA303
Registry · N4182G
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
AYRES CORPORATION S2R-G6
Year of manufacture
2000 · 23 years old at event
Engine
AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER (776 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20000916
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A4F47D
Registrant of record
NEIDERT MELVIN ED
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cable during spray operations.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, while spraying a pasture at low altitude, the airplane struck a zipline cable, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation and that he needed to be more alert to obstacles. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Awareness of condition
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2023_CEN23LA303.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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