# Accident 19990319002579A: Ayres S2R, Hobart, OK, March 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1999
- Place: Hobart, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOCG
- Location: 35.0192° N, 99.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0192&lon=-99.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5647X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647X-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990319002579A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 19, 1999, AT 1907 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER S2R, AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N5647X, STRUCK A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY BURNETTE FLYING SERVICE, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY A POST-IMPACT FIRE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF/INITIAL CLIMB THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A DITCH AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP AND THE PILOT EXITED THE COCKPIT PRIOR TO THE POST IMPACT FIRE. (-23)ON MARCH 19, 1999 AT 1907 CENTRAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^    A COMMERCIAL PILOT, BEGAN A NORMAL TAKE-OFF ROLL FROM A "PASTURE FIELD" NEAR HOBART, OKLAHOMA.  ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT JUST AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AERO COMMANDER S2R, "BACKFIRED" SMOKE AND FLAME FORCING HIM TO IMMEDIATELY LAND THE                                              AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY D^ STATED HE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING, AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BURN UNCONTROLLABLY.  ^PRIVACY D^ ALSO STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE TAKE-OFF, POWER WAS NORMAL, AS WELL AS THE MAGNETO CHECK.

## 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 FTW99LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA097), Mar 19, 1999: Aero Commander S2R (N5647X), Hobart, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the ditch.

## Other reports on N5647X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790612011389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612011389A), Jun 12, 1979: Ayres S2R (N5647X), Marked Tree, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot made a forced landing due to inflight engine fire. No reason could be found for fire.

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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