# Accident 19910925046359A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Dumas, AR, September 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1991, 09:45 local time
- Place: Dumas, AR
- Airport: Billy Free Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQIG
- Location: 33.8845° N, 91.5343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLY FREE MUNI (0M0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8845&lon=-91.5343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3682X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3682X-1998-02-20) (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: 6,602 total, 4,422 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925046359A

## Narrative

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

RUDDER BAR FAILED ON TAKEOFF. DIVERTED TO DUMAS. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. HIT DITCH. RUDDER BAR BADLY WORN

## 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 FTW91DPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG20), Sep 25, 1991: Ayres S2R (N3682X), Dumas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A WORN RUDDER ADJUSTMENT BAR. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N3682X (1)

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

- [Accident 19880802029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880802029999A), Aug 2, 1988: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N3682X), Star City, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on ag turn around. Nosed over in a soft field . Fuel pump drive shaft broke caused fuel starvation.

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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