# Incident 19970508046629I: Ayres S2RG10, Haskell, TX, May 8, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1997, 07:30 local time
- Place: Haskell, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4407° N, 99.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4407&lon=-99.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3298Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3298Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G10 (registry code 0970217, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97IA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970508046629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED DURING TAKE OFF. LEFT FUEL TANK HAD 80 GALLONS, RIGHT TANK WAS EMPTY. SILICON RUBBER MATERIAL FOUND CLOGGING LEFT FUEL LINE.

## 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 FTW97IA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA362), May 8, 1997: Ayres S2R-G10 (N3298Y), Munday, TX, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: blockage of both fuel lines from the left wing tank to the header tank by silicone rubber contaminants (foreign material), which resulted in fuel starvation. A related factor was the lack of suitable…

## Other reports on N3298Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20060722013439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060722013439A), Jul 22, 2006: Ayres S2RG10 (N3298Y), Dexter, NM, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 22, 2006, at 1100MST, commercial pilot [privacy data omitted] was fatally injured when he was struck in the head by the spinning propeller on…

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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