# Accident 19980918041149A: Ayres S2C, Bovina, TX, September 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1998
- Place: Bovina, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5096° N, 102.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5096&lon=-102.8799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9492R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9492R-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA407) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980918041149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 09/18/98, 7:30 AM AT RHODES CROP CARE INC, IN BOVINA TX. (PRIVATE STRIP) AFTER TESTING AERIAL SPRAY PATTERN WITH WATER AND DYE, AIRCRAFT N9492R, UPON LANDING VEERED OFF STRIP TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A DIRT EMBANKMENT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.  NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT.  NO CROSSWINDS WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY RHODES CROP CARE, INC., OF BOVINA TX.

## 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 FTW98LA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA407), Sep 18, 1998: Snow S2C (N9492R), Bovina, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9492R (3)

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

- [Accident 20040605014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605014419A), Jun 5, 2004: Ayres S2C (N9492R), La Feria, TX, Destroyed. (-23) On June 5, 2004, at approximately 10:15 CDT, a snow S2C450 airplane, N9492R, was destroyed when it struck an object while spraying a cotton field. The…
- [Incident 19940420016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420016969I), Apr 20, 1994: Ayres S2C (N9492R), Hondo, TX. Engine cylinder cracked. Oil covered windshield. Forced landing in field.
- [Accident 19730630016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730630016729A), Jun 30, 1973: Ayres S2B (N9492R), Pearsall, TX, Substantial damage. Crevice corrosion fnd on no.7 piston pin which failed first. Lndd in brush fld.

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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