# Incident 19980804027329I: Ayres S2R, American Falls, ID, August 4, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1998, 11:31 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3649X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3649X-2006-01-30) (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: WRIGHT R182097
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804027329I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING DRY FERTILIZER TO FIELD PILOT LANDED IN FIELD ADN ROLLED INTO A FENCE DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND RIGHT AILERON.

## Other reports on N3649X (2)

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

- [Accident 19990723009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009539A), Jul 23, 1999: Ayres S2R (N3649X), American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Acft lost power, pilot landed in field, collided with fence. (-23) during aerial application the aircraft lost power. Pilot landed aircraft in a field,…
- [Accident 19760426011039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760426011039A), Apr 26, 1976: Ayres S2R (N3649X), Fulsher, TX, Destroyed

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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