# Accident 19870602021229A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Lepanto, AR, June 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lepanto, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.5991° N, 90.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5991&lon=-90.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4943X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4943X-1996-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870602021229A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM A CRACKED ROCKER BOX WHICH HELD THE EXHAST VALVE CLOSED. LANDING USED BRAKES AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA115), Jun 2, 1987: Ayres S2R600 (N4943X), Lepanto, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4943X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890806027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806027379A), Aug 6, 1989: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4943X), Moscow, AR, Destroyed. Struck a powerline guy wire,crashed and burned during an aerial spray operation.

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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