# Incident 19870802067539I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Courtland, MS, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 12:10 local time
- Place: Courtland, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CWDG
- Location: 34.2411° N, 89.9433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtland, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2411&lon=-89.9433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4007Y-2006-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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 S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,750 total, 650 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802067539I

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY TURNAROUND THE ENGINE FAILED. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING. CYLINDER BROKE AROUND BARREL.

## Other reports on N4007Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19980605012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980605012609A), Jun 5, 1998: Ayres S2R (N4007Y), Watson, AR, Substantial damage. Acft engine lost power while pulling up at the end of a spray run, settled into the hedgerow, Watson, AR. (.4)while applying herbicide to a rice field, during…

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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