# Accident 19990828025619A: Ayres S2R, Brooten, MN, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brooten, MN
- Airport: Brooten Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.4998° N, 95.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4998&lon=-95.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8417V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8417V-2002-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828025619A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, AT 1430 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AYERS S-2R, N8417V, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING NEAR BROOTEN, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED BROOTEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1400.                                                            (-23)ENGINE LOST POWER,AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A NEARLY IN ACCESSIBLE AND MUDDY FIELD, INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE INDUCTION SYSTEM IMPELLER HAD FAILED WHICH RESTRICTED AIR FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

## 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 CHI99LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA317), Aug 28, 1999: Ayres S-2R (N8417V), Brooten, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the compressor impeller failure and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot.

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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