# Accident 19961004031099A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Glide, OR, October 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1996, 16:30 local time
- Place: Glide, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2401° N, 122.9999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2401&lon=-122.9999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8957Q-1997-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961004031099A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON APPROACH TO LAND AT AG STRIP. STRUCK TREES. FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK FUEL QUANITY PRIOR FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA002), Oct 4, 1996: Rockwell S2R (N8957Q), Glide, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight inspection, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of power. Factors relating to the accident were: false indications of cockpit fuel…

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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