# Accident 19920505013289A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, St Johns, WA, May 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: St Johns, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CAJA
- Location: 47.1000° N, 117.6402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1000&lon=-117.6402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803Q-2014-12-17) (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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,781 total, 636 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920505013289A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER WHILE SPRAYING CHEMICALS. FOUND NR1 CYLINDER SEPARATED.

## 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 SEA92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA091), May 5, 1992: Rockwell S2R (N8803Q), St. John, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER 1 CYLINDER AND REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PIC NOT POSSIBLE. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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