# Accident 19920903035209A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Douglas, GA, September 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1992, 20:30 local time
- Place: Douglas, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FZLG
- Location: 31.4997° N, 82.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4997&lon=-82.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4007H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4007H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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 S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,195 total, 290 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035209A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LAND AT BASE DUE TO THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AND STRUCK A DITCH. NO WX BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL92LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA172), Sep 4, 1992: Ayres S-2R (N4007H), Douglas, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CHECK WEATHER PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE DARK NIGHT.

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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