# Accident 19910727030139A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Visalia, CA, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBVG
- Location: 36.3990° N, 119.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3990&lon=-119.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3087D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3087D-1995-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030139A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL NR1 CYLINDER MASTER ROD BROKE. CRASH LANDED IN COTTON AND BURNED. CAUSE OIL LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX91LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA331), Jul 27, 1991: Ayres S2R (N3087D), Visalia, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD TO THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER RESULTING FROM A LACK OF OIL.

## Other reports on N3087D (1)

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

- [Accident 19881012046309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012046309A), Oct 12, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N3087D), Traver, CA, Substantial damage. Out of fuel during spray run. Overshot open field on forced landing. Shoulder harness and canopy injury factors.

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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