# Accident 19910218002789A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Corcoran, CA, February 18, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1991, 14:15 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: El Rico Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPRG
- Location: 36.0695° N, 119.5309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0695&lon=-119.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4930X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4930X-2012-12-18) (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: 20,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002789A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMB. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT SOIL. ENGINE FUEL PUMP VALVE ASSEMBLY BY PASS HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA109), Feb 18, 1991: Rockwell S2R-600 (N4930X), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE'S FUEL PUMP VALVE ASSEMBLY BYPASS.

## Other reports on N4930X (1)

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

- [Accident 19930728025929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728025929A), Jul 28, 1993: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4930X), Stratford, CA, Destroyed. Turned right after takeoff from dirt strip saw wires tried to avoid same and struck a power pole. Crashed. Burned.

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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