# Accident 19960713017009A: Ayres S2R, Belzoni, MS, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 06:15 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZWG
- Location: 33.1695° N, 90.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1695&lon=-90.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3695X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3695X) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,729 total, 1,583 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713017009A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DEPARTING TO SPRAY AREA. TURNED BACK. CRASH LANDED. 200HRS SINCE TBO. NR5 CYL SKIRT BROKE. FOULED ENGINE

## 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 MIA96LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA183), Jul 13, 1996: Rockwell S2R (N3695X), Belzoni, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure of the #5 cylinder skirt, which resulted in debris that caused the oil scavenge pump to fail, oil starvation, cam drive seizure, loss of engine power, and a subsequent 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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