# Accident 19970426006689A: Ayres S2R, Lincoln County, GA, April 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Lincoln County, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWXG
- Location: 33.7895° N, 82.4691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7895&lon=-82.4691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8473V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8473V-1998-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 5,940 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970426006689A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL SUPPLY EXHAUSTED. (-23) PILOT STATED FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK ON PRE-FLIGHT.  NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO VERIFY GAUGE READING BY STICKING OR OTHER MEANS.  HE ALSO STATED THAT, AFTER THE CRASH, HE OBSERVED THE GASELATOR WAS COMPLETELY DRY AND THERE WAS LESS THAN A PINT IN EACH WINGS TANK.  DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS ESTIMATED AS 1 1/2 MINUTES.  DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINS, THE ACTUAL CRASH SITE COULD NOT BE REACHED (HILLY, MUDDY TERRAIN AND A LARGE POND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY).

## 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 ATL97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA063), Apr 26, 1997: Rockwell S-2R (N8473V), Lincolnton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of the fuel requirement for this flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.

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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