Crash location | 34.145000°N, 91.896666°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
Nearest city | Swan Lake, AR
34.182321°N, 91.694018°W 11.9 miles away |
Tail number | N92KM |
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Accident date | 11 Mar 2011 |
Aircraft type | Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 |
Additional details: | None |
According to the written statement submitted by the pilot, he was approaching the airport to land when he encountered a gust of wind. The airplane subsequently impacted power lines and subsequently impacted the ground below, inverted. The empennage was twisted and partially separated, and both wings were crushed. The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.
An in-flight collision with power lines following an encounter with a wind gust.