# Accident 19960811045499A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Hatch, NM, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996
- Place: Hatch, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6610° N, 107.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6610&lon=-107.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8992Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8992Q-2013-08-22) (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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811045499A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON AG FLIGHT. LANDED ON RIVER LEVEE. RIGHT WING HIT POLE. MEDICAL EXPIRED. NO AG CERTIFICATE. (-23) THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT THEN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING A SECOND TIME, DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT, MARC SOUTH, REPLACED AN ENGINE CYLINDER AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO HATCH, NM, AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW96LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA346), Aug 11, 1996: Aero Commander S2R (N8992Q), Hatch, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N8992Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19840726066929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840726066929I), Jul 26, 1984: Ayres S2* (N8992Q), Casa Grande, AZ, Minor damage. During takeoff roll aircraft drifted to side catching gear in dirt on unimproved ag strip.

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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