# Incident 19801022077779I: Ayres S2R, Cleveland, MS, October 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7440° N, 90.7285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7440&lon=-90.7285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8438V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438V-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022077779I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FUEL LEAK IN CARBURETOR FLOAT CHAMBER, IMPROPERLY SECURED.

## Other reports on N8438V (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010829023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829023579A), Aug 29, 2001: Ayres S2R (N8438V), Bentonia, MS, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 29, 2001, at 1500 central daylight time, a rockwell S2R, N8438V, collided with the ground during an attempted forced landing near Bentonia,…
- [Incident 19971003033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003033369I), Oct 3, 1997: Ayres S2R (N8438V), Canton, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was working a field defoliating cotton. The aircraft went to idle RPM and power was lost. Pilot landed in cotton field resulting in…
- [Incident 19941003036339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003036339I), Oct 3, 1994: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N8438V), Bentonia, MS, Minor damage. Transitioning to work sight. Engine quit. Landed in field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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