# Accident 19850520018459A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Harrisburg, AR, May 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1985, 12:30 local time
- Place: Harrisburg, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.5599° N, 90.7204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5599&lon=-90.7204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017W-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,005 total, 1,615 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520018459A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING HIT A DIKE DURING SWATH RUN, AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA107), May 20, 1985: Ayres S2R-600 (N4017W), Harrisburg, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N4017W (1)

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

- [Incident 19920522019609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522019609I), May 22, 1992: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4017W), Lobe, CA, Minor damage. Hopper handle broke during crop dusting. Unable to stop sulphur flow. Sulphur caught fire on rollout. Damaged plane

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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