# Accident 19950803049059A: Ayres S2R, Wyatt, MO, August 3, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wyatt, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9095° N, 89.2197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9095&lon=-89.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5663X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5663X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA265) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950803049059A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY STEPHEN BRUCE AUSTIN, COMMERCIAL PILOT #499729933. AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETING SPRAYING PASS; DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE FAILED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. PILOT REALIZED HE COULD NOT CLEAR TREES AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD.

## 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 CHI95LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA265), Aug 3, 1995: Aero Commander S2R (N5663X), Wyatt, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat which led to carburetor ice. Factors were weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing.

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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