# Accident 19910508014539A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Beaumont, TX, May 8, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KFKG
- Location: 29.9002° N, 94.1601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9002&lon=-94.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4228X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4228X) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 900 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910508014539A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 FTW91DRA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRA01), May 8, 1991: Rockwell S2R-600 (N4228X), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN THAT WAS ENCOUNTERED.

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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