# Accident 19880830035939A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Pelham, GA, August 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Pelham, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GWVG
- Location: 31.1196° N, 84.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1196&lon=-84.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887X-2012-12-18) (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 S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,970 total, 6,400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830035939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING IN ROUGH FIELD. FLIPPED OVER ON ROLLOUT. CAUGHT ON FIRE. CYLINDER HEAD HAD CRACKED.

## 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 ATL88DKG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG15), Aug 30, 1988: Rockwell S2R (N4887X), Pelham, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N4887X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790801020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801020399A), Aug 1, 1979: Ayres S2R (N4887X), Camilla, GA, Substantial damage. Returning from ag oper., ran into area of thunderstorms. Ran out of fuel trying to avoid weather.

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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