# Accident 19990723009539A: Ayres S2R, American Falls, ID, July 23, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1999, 09:30 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FZUG
- Location: 42.7203° N, 112.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7203&lon=-112.9895&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990723009539A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER, PILOT LANDED IN FIELD, COLLIDED WITH FENCE. (-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN A FIELD, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 SEA99LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA125), Jul 23, 1999: Rockwell S-2R (N3649X), American Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and overload of the (right) main landing gear. A contributing factor was the rough terrain.

## Other reports on N3649X (2)

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

- [Incident 19980804027329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804027329I), Aug 4, 1998: Ayres S2R (N3649X), American Falls, ID, Minor damage. 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.
- [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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