# Accident 19870815045769A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Mediapolis, IA, August 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mediapolis, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.0005° N, 91.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0005&lon=-91.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4949X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4949X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,183 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870815045769A

## Narrative

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

THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT STRUCK TALL CORN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS FLYING UNDER A POWERLINE.

## 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 MKC87LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA164), Aug 15, 1987: Rockwell S-2R (N4949X), Mediapolis, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4949X (1)

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

- [Accident 19860417012109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860417012109A), Apr 17, 1986: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4949X), Salem, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after a spraying run. Struck a small rise in the field on landing. The engine teardown was not done.

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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