# Accident 19951115036619A: Ayres S2C, Dufer, OR, November 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1995, 16:10 local time
- Place: Dufer, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZUBG
- Location: 45.4008° N, 121.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4008&lon=-121.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1694S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1694S-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 850 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951115036619A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON A SPRAY RUN. COLLIDED ROUGH GROUND ON FORCED LANDING. STALL LANDED. NR5 CYL CRACKED. 950 HRS SOH.

## 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 SEA96LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA020), Nov 16, 1995: Snow S2C (N1694S), Dufer, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. A FACTOR WAS THE EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID A DITCH.

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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