# Accident 19890530013439A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Carlisle, AR, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 13:45 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRFG
- Location: 34.7806° N, 91.7407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7806&lon=-91.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4900X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4900X-1990-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,064 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 281 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530013439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN A RICE FIELD CAUSING AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. NR 9 CYLINDER 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 MKC89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA119), May 30, 1989: Rockwell Thrush S2R (N4900X), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILED DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER AND THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO ATTEMPT A LANDING IN A RICE FIELD WHERE THE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N4900X (1)

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

- [Incident 19840516028209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840516028209I), May 16, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4900X), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. Throttle cable rod end failed on final. Overshot runway. A required large washer had not been installed.

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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