# Accident 19900305005649A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Alligator, MS, March 5, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1990, 11:00 local time
- Place: Alligator, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZQBG
- Location: 34.1996° N, 90.2805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1996&lon=-90.2805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5043X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5043X-1994-03-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305005649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. WATER IN FUEL. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 MIA90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA082), Mar 5, 1990: Rockwell S-2R (N5043X), Alligator, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE FORCED 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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