# Incident 19980709030669I: Ayres S2R, Glyndon, MN, July 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Glyndon, MN
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VXFG
- Location: 46.8710° N, 96.5784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glyndon, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8710&lon=-96.5784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3669X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3669X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (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: 8,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980709030669I

## Narrative

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

AT 1830 CDT ON JULY 9, 1998, DEPUTY SHERIFF DION BREDMAN, OF THE CLAY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, NOTICED A SPRAY PLANE COME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF A BEAN FIELD IN SECTION 17, GLYNDON TOWNSHIP, GLYDON, MINNESOTA. DEPUTY BREDMAN INTERVIEWED THE PILOT OF THE PLANE, MR. ALVIN ONIEL HOFF JR. MR. HOFF STATED THAT HE WAS HAPPLY HIS AIRPLANE WAS RIGHT SIDE UP BECAUSE HE HAD JUST RUN OUT OF FUEL DURING HIS LAST PASS WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO NEGOTIATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. PILOT ALVIN HOFF REFUELED HIS AIRCRAFT (N3669X) AT THE SCENE DURING THE DEPUTY SHERIFFS INVESTIGATION. HE THAN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DEPARTED BEFORE THE FAA HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION. BECAUSE OF THE MUCH OF THE INFORMATION, REQUIRED FOR THIS REPORT, WAS UNAVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N3669X (1)

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

- [Accident 19840724034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724034599A), Jul 24, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N3669X), Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion. Pilot did not pre flight fuel.

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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