# Accident 19980909029959A: Ayres S2R, Malone, FL, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 09:02 local time
- Place: Malone, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FWDG
- Location: 30.9510° N, 85.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9510&lon=-85.1596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3652X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3652X-2000-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WSK PZL3S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,780 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909029959A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES WEST OF THE AIRSTRIP WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. HE STATED, '...I WAS 600 TO 700 FEET AGL., I FIRST PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER POSITION THEN STARTED PUMPING THE WOBBLE PUMP AND GOT NO RESPONSE.'  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR AND AREA TO LAND, HE PICKED OUT AN AREA BETWEEN TWO TREES.  ACCORING TO THE PILOT DURING THE LANDING, THE  AIRPLANE WENT BETWEEN TWO TREES AND THE WINGS WERE SHEARED THEN HE IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED NOVEMBER, 1998.  THE FAA INSPECTOR'S REPORTED SHOWED THAT THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND, '...WIRING TO MAGNETOS HAD SHIELDING COMPLETELY CHAFFED FROM (THE) WIRES AND BARE WIRES WERE PRESENT WHERE IT PASSED THROUGH THE FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT...NON AIRCRAFT WIRING AND SPLICES WERE INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT...^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                            (-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE RETURNING FROM AERIL APPLICATION JOB OVER A WOODED AREA BETWEEN CAMPBELLTON, FL AND MALONE, FL JUST SOUTH OF FLORIDA SR-2. AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING A 600-700 AGL WHEN ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. PROPELLER WAS STATIONARY WHEN AIRCRAFT C ONTACTED THE TREES/GROUND. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES: SHEARING OFF OF BOTH WINGS, COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT THE WING ATTACH POINTS, MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS, AND COCKPIT DECK. THREE OF FOUR PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED AS WELL.

## 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 MIA98LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA244), Sep 9, 1998: Aero Commander S2R (N3652X), Malone, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to a chaffed ignition wires, resulting in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.

## Other reports on N3652X (2)

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

- [Accident 19750510012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510012369A), May 10, 1975: Ayres S2R (N3652X), Oakdale, LA, Substantial damage. Soft spots on rwy. Tail hit rice levee.
- [Accident 19740418009709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418009709A), Apr 18, 1974: Ayres S2R (N3652X), Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Swerved down strip. Ground looped to avoid vehicles parked at end. Hit G-164,N592Y,substantial dmg.

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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