# Incident 19970224006859I: Ayres S2RG10, Alpaugh, CA, February 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Alpaugh, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: C44G
- Location: 35.8890° N, 119.4858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8890&lon=-119.4858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2237D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2237D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G1 (registry code 0970219, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 310 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970224006859I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE DIRT ROAD. THERE WAS NO AGRICULTURE MATERIAL IN THE HOPPER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED BY NATIONAL FLIGHT, SWANTON, OHIO, FAA REPAIR STATION #DSCR311D. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND ALTERED (IAW STC SE383 CH) BY NATIONAL FLIGHT, AS A TIME CONTINUED ENGINE, AND INSTALLED OF A NEW MANUFACTURED AIRFRAME BY AYRES CORP. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN TAGGED WITH FAA FORM 8020-2, AIRCRAFT PARTS IDENTIFICATION AND RELEASE, FOR FAA TO WITNESS TEARDOWN. THE CLE FSDO HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE TAGGED ENGINE FOR THEIR FOLLOW-UP AS APPROPRIATE. THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2237D (1)

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

- [Accident 20071119827019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071119827019A), Nov 19, 2007: Ayers S2RG1 (N2237D), Calexico, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The investigating inspector had a telephone conversation with the pilot on November 21, 2007. During that conversation, the pilot stated that he was…

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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