# Incident 19920522019609I: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Lobe, CA, May 22, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lobe, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWUG
- Aircraft: N4017W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017W-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920522019609I

## Narrative

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

HOPPER HANDLE BROKE DURING CROP DUSTING. UNABLE TO STOP SULPHUR FLOW. SULPHUR CAUGHT FIRE ON ROLLOUT. DAMAGED PLANE

## Other reports on N4017W (1)

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

- [Accident 19850520018459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520018459A), May 20, 1985: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4017W), Harrisburg, AR, Destroyed. Left wing hit a dike during swath run, aircraft cartwheeled.

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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