# Accident 19890317004019A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Heth, AR, March 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Heth, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSDG
- Location: 35.0597° N, 90.4594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0597&lon=-90.4594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4968X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4968X-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004019A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST FROM REAR CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO NOSE DOWN ON LANDING AND RESULTED IN PROP STRIKE AND ENGINE DAMAGE. TAILWIND

## 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 MKC89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA081), Mar 17, 1989: Rockwell S2R T34 (N4968X), Heth, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DUE TO LANDING IN A TAILWIND OF EXCESSIVE VELOCITY WHICH THE PILOT MISJUDGED OR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE.

## Other reports on N4968X (2)

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

- [Accident 20040610015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040610015179A), Jun 10, 2004: Ayres S2R (N4968X), Needville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 10, 2004, at 0830 local a rockwell international S-2R thrush serial number 5013R registered as N4968X crashed in a field near Needville, Texas.…
- [Incident 19990222015619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990222015619I), Feb 22, 1999: Ayres S2RNORMAL (N4968X), Grace, MS, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft involved in a landing incident on 22 August 1998 at 1:00 pm near Grace, MS. Right brake failed during the landing phase, (tailwheel landing) on a…

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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