# Accident 19940621015839A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Letcher, SD, June 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Letcher, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MJAG
- Location: 43.8891° N, 98.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8891&lon=-98.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3102E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3102E-1994-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,081 total, 610 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940621015839A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED BUT RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT ROAD AND DITCH. BURNED. FULL PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED.

## 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 CHI94DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTK02), Jun 22, 1994: Ayres S2R (N3102E), Letcher, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine driven fuel pump and shaft.

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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