# Accident 19910524017099A: Ayres S2RNORMAL, Larsen Bay, AK, May 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1991, 22:45 local time
- Place: Larsen Bay, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7909° N, 152.4007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7909&lon=-152.4007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4851X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4851X-2014-10-14) (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 S2RNORMAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524017099A

## Narrative

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

FOUND WRECKAGE OF MISSING AIRCRAFT IN 185 FEET DEEP WATER OFFSHORE IN BAY.NEAR ZERO IMPACT.UNABLE TO RECOVER.

## 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 ANC91LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA061), May 25, 1991: Rockwell S-2R (N4851X), Larsen Bay, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW CEILING AND FOG.

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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