# Accident 19860430015339A: Ayres S2RR1820, Willows, CA, April 30, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1986, 09:20 local time
- Place: Willows, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHDG
- Location: 39.5148° N, 122.1992° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willows, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5148&lon=-122.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5032X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5032X-2015-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series (registry code 52020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182071
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,934 total, 129 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430015339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. LANDED IN A FIELD. FUEL FILTER WAS PLUGGED AND CONTAMINATED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5032X (1)

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

- [Incident 19930710030909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930710030909I), Jul 10, 1993: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5032X), Twin Falls, ID. Oil leak after takeoff. Obscuring vision. Returned. Landed safely. Master rod had failed.

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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