# Accident 19860531074029A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Pocahontas, AR, May 31, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1986, 07:15 local time
- Place: Pocahontas, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2609° N, 90.9592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2609&lon=-90.9592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8896Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896Q-1991-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860531074029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON AG RUN. LANDED ON ROAD. WHEEL HIT ROCK. WENT INTO DITCH. NOSED OVER. INTERNAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

## 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 MKC86LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA121), May 31, 1986: Aero Commander S-2R (N8896Q), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8896Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19840610023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610023579A), Jun 10, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8896Q), Pocahontas, AR, Substantial damage. Flew thru previous spray mist that contained a dye which covered the windshield. Unable to see hit trees on pullup.

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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