# NTSB Accident CEN12CA313
> **AYRES CORPORATION S2R-R1340** · 2012-05-23 · Clear Lake, SD, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12CA313
- **Event ID:** 20120524X00845
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-23
- **Location:** Clear Lake, SD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.797222, -96.632225
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AYRES CORPORATION
- **Model:** S2R-R1340
- **Registration:** N30951
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to perform a detailed observation of the power lines before beginning the aerial application work, which resulted in an inadvertent collision with the two lower wires.

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