# NTSB Accident LAX96LA230
> **Ayres S2R** · 1996-06-14 · ORACLE, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA230
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06031
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-06-14
- **Location:** ORACLE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.510982, -111.58039
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ayres
- **Model:** S2R
- **Registration:** N4006K
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper decision to turn toward rising terrain, without releasing or jettisoning the load of fire retardant, while maneuvering at slow airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the proximity of rising terrain, and high density altitude.

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