# Accident 19980626015159A: Ayres S2R, Williams, MN, June 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1998, 09:55 local time
- Place: Williams, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KLDG
- Location: 48.7593° N, 94.9504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7593&lon=-94.9504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5682X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5682X) (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: 5,000 total, 1,578 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626015159A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUM DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.(.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE `FORCED' THE TURN WHEN TRYING TO LINE UP FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION SWATCH RUN. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE STALLED, HE RECOVERED ONCE, BUT STALLED A SECOND TIME WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE NOSE TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PILOT DID NOT INDICATE ANY MECHANICAL ANOMALIES IN THE OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CHI98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA223), Jun 26, 1998: Rockwell S2-R (N5682X), Williams, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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