# Accident 19900615023929A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Mcgregor, TX, June 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1990, 12:10 local time
- Place: Mcgregor, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KPTG
- Location: 31.5397° N, 97.1994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5397&lon=-97.1994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,835 total, 510 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615023929A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A FERRY FLIGHT. LANDED IN TALL GRASS FIELD WITH DITCHES.

## 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 FTW90DPA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA07), Jun 15, 1990: Ayres S2R (N8472V), Mcgregor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS, WHICH RESULTED FROM THE PILOT'S INACCURATE FUEL CONSUMPTION CALCULATIONS.

## Other reports on N8472V (2)

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

- [Accident 20080901844709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080901844709A), Sep 1, 2008: Ayres S2R (N8472V), D'Hanis, TX, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft lost engine power while making a third pass during aerial application. The pilot stated he put the aircraft into a high pitch attitude to…
- [Incident 20070515007379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515007379I), May 15, 2007: Ayres S2R (N8472V), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On may 15, 2007 at approximately 14:30 CDT an aircraft, N8472V, make: thrush, model: S24, s/n: 2232R sustained minor damage during an emergency 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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