# Accident 19900804033729A: Ayres S2RR1820, Americus, GA, August 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WWCG
- Location: 31.9000° N, 84.2501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9000&lon=-84.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4025Q-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1820 (registry code 0970215, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,196 total, 250 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90DKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804033729A

## Narrative

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

SMELLED BURNING RUBBER ON SPRAY RUN,RETURNED TO BASE. FIRE ERUPTED LANDING. RUBBER OIL LINE BURST,LEAKED ON EXHAUST

## 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 ATL90DKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90DKG05), Aug 4, 1990: Ayres Bull Thrush (N4025Q), Americus, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MAIN OIL LINE WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE OIL TO BE IGNITED BY THE HOT ENGINE.

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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