# Accident 19980718026809A: Ayres S2R, Belzoni, MS, July 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1998, 10:50 local time
- Place: Belzoni, MS
- Airport: Belzoni Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZWG
- Location: 33.1707° N, 90.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1707&lon=-90.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8488V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8488V) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,907 total, 2,271 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718026809A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 1998, ABOUT 1050 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A ROCKWELL S-2R, N8488V, OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERICAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, AT 1015. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING A FIELD, AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRSTRIP TO PICK UP MORE CHEMICALS THE FLIGHT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 400 FEET WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANES ENGINE LOST COMCPLETE POWER. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A RICE FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL GOT CAUGHT IN MUD, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO PULL LEFT, THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. AND THE AIRPLANE TO COME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED SOMTHING HAD BROKEN IN THE BLOWER, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK/                      (-23) A/C N8488V LOST POWER DUE TO INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND C ENTER SECTION FRAMING STRUCTURE.

## 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 MIA98LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA201), Jul 18, 1998: Rockwell S-2R (N8488V), Belzoni, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction in the engine blower section, resulting in oil starvation, the seizure of the engine.

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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