N40170 is a 1979 Ayres S2R-T15. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 1 seat, powered by a P&W Canada PT6A-60A rated at 1050 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Nampa, ID. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Nov 1979. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 47 years old
- Only 12 Ayres S2R-T15 here
2023
1979
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Aviation Safety Inspector, the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane initiated a takeoff roll to perform an agricultural application flight. During the takeoff roll on the gravel airstrip, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing spar.
Despite multiple attempts to contact the pilot by telephone and email, the pilot failed to contact the National Transportation Safety Board Investigator-in-charge.
The FAA Inspector did not travel to the accident site.
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