# Accident 19890208046879A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Cottonwood, ID, February 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9402° N, 116.5206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9402&lon=-116.5206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5620X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5620X-1990-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890208046879A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING CONTOUR FLYING TO OBTAIN 137 CERTIFICATE. WHEELS HIT SNOW. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 SEA89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA048), Feb 8, 1989: Aero Commander S2R (N5620X), Cottonwood, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE DUE TO THE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT AND THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

## Other reports on N5620X (1)

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

- [Accident 19900606019539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606019539A), Jun 6, 1990: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5620X), Cottonwood, ID, Destroyed. Reported engine failed on turn around from a spray run. Struck a berm crashed and burned landing.

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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