# Accident 19880815035849A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Swifton, AR, August 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Swifton, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZHEG
- Location: 35.8205° N, 91.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8205&lon=-91.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856Q-2015-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815035849A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OR SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED LOAD AND MUSHED INTO FIELD. SPREADER DRAG AND HOT DAY FACTORS.

## 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 MKC88LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA159), Aug 15, 1988: Rockwell S-2R (N8856Q), Swifton, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8856Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20050611011849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011849A), Jun 11, 2005: Ayres S2R (N8856Q), Watson, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 11, 2005 at approximately 0900 LCL a rockwell S-2R, registration number N8856Q, serial number 2342R conducting aerial application under 14 CFR…

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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