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| Date: | Tuesday 5 May 2009 |
| Time: | 17:41 |
| Type: |  Ayres S-2R-T34 Turbo Thrush |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40208 |
| MSN: | T34-023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6508 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yuba County Airport (KMYV), Marysville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Nicolas, CA |
| Marysville, CA (KMYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Ayers S2R crop duster entered a left base for the runway at 500-600 feet, then turned left for a 3/4 mile final. At the same time a Grumman G164B entered a long final for the same runway. Neither aircraft had a VHF radio on board and neither pilot had visually acquired the other airplane. As the Grumman crossed the approach end of the runway for landing, the Ayers impacted it from above and behind. Both airplanes crashed entangled onto the runway.
Probable Cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while making their final approach for landing.
Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2009 06:00 | slowkid | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 02-Dec-2017 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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