# Accident 19920514014879A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Hebert, LA, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 16:27 local time
- Place: Hebert, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SENG
- Location: 32.1827° N, 91.9910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebert, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1827&lon=-91.9910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5637X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5637X-1994-07-13) (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: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514014879A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS HEARD PROP CHANGE PITCH. AIRCRAFT STALLED. ENGINE HAD BOGUS PARTS. PROP PITCH CAM WORN. OTHER PROBLEMS.

## 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 FTW92DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRD01), May 14, 1992: Ayres S2R (N5637X), Hebert, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH 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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