# Incident 19960820037849I: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Dos Palos, CA, August 20, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1996, 01:45 local time
- Place: Dos Palos, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPGG
- Location: 36.9854° N, 120.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dos Palos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9854&lon=-120.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8467V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8467V) (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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 18,000 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820037849I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 20, 1996, AT 0145 PDT, AERO COMMANDER S2-R, N8467V, WAS BEING USED FOR AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER PART 137 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. DURING A CLIMB-OUT AFTER A SPRAY PASS, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY QUIT AND THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO A SAFE LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD. EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT WAS DISLOCATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT WITH EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8467V (2)

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

- [Incident 19890703036759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703036759I), Jul 3, 1989: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8467V), Los Banos, CA, Minor damage. Vibrating and rough engine. Forced landing in field. Found counter weight mounting bolt on propeller broken off.
- [Accident 19790224003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003549A), Feb 24, 1979: Ayres S2R (N8467V), Taft, CA, Substantial damage. Ag acft struck irrigation dam during swath run. Pilot misjudged height above ground.

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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