# Accident 19960530012129A: Ayres S2R, Lost Hill, CA, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 06:30 local time
- Place: Lost Hill, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWWG
- Location: 35.6103° N, 119.9003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6103&lon=-119.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8447V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8447V) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,116 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012129A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN. LANDED ROUGH FIELD. NR4 CYLINDER HEAD SPLIT. CAUSED INTERNAL FAILURE. CYL 50YRS OLD.

## 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 LAX96LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA213), May 30, 1996: Rockwell S-2R (N8447V), Lost Hills, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to a cylinder failure. A contributing factor was the lack of a suitable field for 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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