Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines during an aerial application run.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was performing an aerial application flight in a field that had a set of power lines located in it. During the last pass of the application run, the airplane collided with the power lines and subsequently impacted terrain, coming to rest on a set of railroad tracks.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09LA297 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 14, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Monroe, Louisiana
- Highest injury
- Serious
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Ayres Corporation S-2R
- N-number
- N223SB
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.