# Accident 19850730035089A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Colquitt, GA, July 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Colquitt, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1732° N, 84.7324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colquitt, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1732&lon=-84.7324&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3647X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3647X) (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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,085 total, 1,736 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850730035089A

## Narrative

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

CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN A FIELD. NO CAUSE FOUND FOR CRACKED CYLINDER.

## 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 MIA85LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA222), Jul 30, 1985: Rockwell S-2R (N3647X), Colquitt, GA, substantial damage

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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