# Accident 19900601021619A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Alicia, AR, June 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1990, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alicia, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZHQG
- Location: 36.0608° N, 90.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0608&lon=-90.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8940Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8940Q-1990-12-29) (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: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900601021619A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND IMPACTED ASPHALT STREET IN VERTICAL DIVE WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A SPRAY RUN.

## 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 MKC90DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG02), Jun 1, 1990: Aero Commander S-2R (N8940Q), Alicia, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTIAN AIRSPEED DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION FOR A SWATH RUN.

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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