# Accident 19890528013839A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Lambert, MS, May 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Lambert, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZQHG
- Location: 34.2008° N, 90.2799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2008&lon=-90.2799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5543X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5543X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (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: 2,103 total, 350 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528013839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. LANDED IN A FIELD HIT DITCH OVERTURNED AND BURNED. IMPELLER BEARING FAILED.

## 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 MIA89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA166), May 28, 1989: Ayres S2R (N5543X), Lambert, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IMPELLER. THE DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5543X (2)

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

- [Incident 19880614044999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614044999I), Jun 14, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5543X), Cleveland, MS, Minor damage. Power loss on turn around at completion of a swath run. Forced landing. Found a defective engine driven fuel pump.
- [Accident 19850703029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850703029869A), Jul 3, 1985: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5543X), Paragould, AR, Substantial damage. Float needle seat assembly threads worn and backed out of carburetor body shutting off the fuel.

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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