# Accident 19960227002769A: Ayres S2R, Winchester, AR, February 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Winchester, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7108° N, 91.4504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7108&lon=-91.4504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N431BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N431BL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960227002769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. (-23) MASTER ROD FAILED AT NO. 5 CYLINDER. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHICH WAS CONTROLLED.

## 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 FTW96LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA135), Feb 27, 1996: Rockwell S-2R (N431BL), Winchester, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the engine master rod. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, due to the proximity of a power line and trees.

## Other reports on N431BL (1)

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

- [Incident 19900515025059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900515025059I), May 15, 1990: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N431BL), Wilden, PA, Minor damage. Engine malfunction at the end of a spray run. Forced landing in a field.

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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