# Incident 19971003033369I: Ayres S2R, Canton, MS, October 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Canton, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMCG
- Location: 32.5984° N, 90.0322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canton, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5984&lon=-90.0322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8438V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438V-2014-11-20) (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 S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971003033369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS WORKING A FIELD DEFOLIATING COTTON. THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO IDLE RPM AND POWER WAS LOST. PILOT LANDED IN COTTON FIELD RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER WORN AT ATTACHMENT TO CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N8438V (3)

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

- [Accident 20010829023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829023579A), Aug 29, 2001: Ayres S2R (N8438V), Bentonia, MS, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 29, 2001, at 1500 central daylight time, a rockwell S2R, N8438V, collided with the ground during an attempted forced landing near Bentonia,…
- [Incident 19941003036339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941003036339I), Oct 3, 1994: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N8438V), Bentonia, MS, Minor damage. Transitioning to work sight. Engine quit. Landed in field.
- [Incident 19801022077779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022077779I), Oct 22, 1980: Ayres S2R (N8438V), Cleveland, MS, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff due to fuel starvation. Fuel leak in carburetor float chamber, improperly secured.

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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