# Accident 19980808029759A: Ayres S2R, Headland, AL, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Headland, AL
- Airport: Headland Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4194° N, 85.3296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4194&lon=-85.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5033X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5033X-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,815 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808029759A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TOT HE PILOT, HE HAD JUST FINISHED SPRAYING CHEMICAL ON A FIELD AND WAS TURNING TOWARDS ANOTHER FIELD. HE WAS AT 200-300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE "POPPED" AND QUIT.  HE ATTAMPTED TO RESTART, AND SET UP TO LAND ON A COUNTRY ROAD.  THE VERTICAL STABLILIZER STRUCK A POWER LINE, AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRPLANE THEN TOUCHED DOWN, BOUNCED, STRUCK A TREE, AND GROUND LOOPED, FINALLY COMING TO REST NEAR THE TREELINE.  ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED HEADLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WITH ABOUT 65 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD, 50 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 15 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE BURNS ABOUT 50 GALLONS OF FUEL AN HOUR.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND NO FUEL REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANKS NOR ANY ODOR OF FUEL AT THE CRASH SITE.                                                                     (-23) THE THRUSH LOST POWER AT ABOUT 200-300 FEET WHILE IN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A ROAD AND JUST MISSED A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED WHEN THE DRIVE SAW THE AIRCRAFT COMING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE POWERLESS AND THEN CLIPPED SOME TREES WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE  AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EITHER OUT OF FUEL OR VERY LOW ON FUEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE INDICATIONS OF A FUEL SPILL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT INDICATES APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES OF FUEL WAS REMAINING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE FUEL AROUND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL98LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA107), Aug 8, 1998: Rockwell S-2R (N5033X), Dothan, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel Exhaustion due to the pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations. A factor was the power line.

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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