# Accident 19920403008709A: Ayres S2C, Rotan/Roby, TX, April 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1992, 08:30 local time
- Place: Rotan/Roby, TX
- Airport: Fisher County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TNPG
- Location: 32.8493° N, 100.4598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8493&lon=-100.4598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1619S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1619S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403008709A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING TURN AROUND FROM A PRACTICE WATER SPRAYING MANUEVER. DUMPED LOAD BUT TOO LOW 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 FTW92LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA103), Apr 3, 1992: Snow S2C (N1619S), Roby, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT STALL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE MANEUVERING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL.

## Other reports on N1619S (1)

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

- [Accident 19970512009939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970512009939A), May 12, 1997: Ayres S2C (N1619S), Hondo, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost directional control and ran off runway after landing. (.4)according to the operator, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane after…

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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