# Accident 19900306004199A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Monette, AR, March 6, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Monette, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZHEG
- Location: 35.8891° N, 90.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8891&lon=-90.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8522V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,686 total, 5,140 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306004199A

## Narrative

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

AN EXHAUST VALVE NR8 CYLINDER FAILED DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED IN SOFT FIELD.

## 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 MKC90LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA061), Mar 6, 1990: Rockwell S-2R (N8522V), Monette, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST VALVE.

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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