# Incident 19840807057089I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Melba, ID, August 7, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1984, 01:00 local time
- Place: Melba, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.3736° N, 116.5319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melba, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3736&lon=-116.5319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5610X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840807057089I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING A SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN A BEAN FIELD.

## Other reports on N5610X (2)

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

- [Accident 20130812017949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130812017949A), Aug 12, 2013: Rockwell International S-2R (N5610X), Larchwood, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot struck a wire during aerial application. Approximately 10 minutes later pilot reported engine failure and made emergency landing on a gravel road. During…
- [Accident 19820712028739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820712028739A), Jul 12, 1982: Ayres S2R (N5610X), Adrain, OR, Substantial damage. Veered off recently prepared ag strip on landing. Nosed over. No brake defects. Pilots second accident in 14 days.

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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