# Accident 19900715027099A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Royal City, WA, July 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1990, 09:25 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQSG
- Location: 46.9003° N, 119.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9003&lon=-119.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8468V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8468V-2018-02-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,920 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715027099A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL FOR AG STRIP. DIVED UNDER POWERLINES BUT STRUCK AN IRRIGATION SPRINKLER AND CRASHED.

## 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 SEA90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA140), Jul 15, 1990: Rockwell S2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N8468V (3)

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

- [Accident 20120814017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814017499A), Aug 14, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. On takeoff, aircraft lost power. Pilot was able to sustain it enough to attempt a landing on the highway. He was unable to land straight and when the aircraft…
- [Accident 20120524009579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120524009579A), May 24, 2012: Rockwell International S-2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting an aerial application of a wheat field when he struck the main pipe of an irrigation circle with the left main landing gear, bending it…
- [Accident 20030612013269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612013269A), Jun 12, 2003: Ayres S2R (N8468V), Royal City, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On this day, Mr. Bagley was conducting aerial chemical application to a field near his home base. At some point, he struck a 20' tall post with his right…

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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