# Accident 20000218008629A: Ayres S2R600, Elko, NV, February 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2000, 07:48 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NHEG
- Location: 40.8167° N, 115.7917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8167&lon=-115.7917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4011Y-2003-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R600
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000218008629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/18/00, 0748 PST, SEVEN MILES SOUTH OF ELKO, NEVADA, N4011Y, AN AYRES TURBO-THRUSH (S2R-600) AGRICULTURE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER AND CRASH LANDED ON A BRUSH COVERED HILLSIDE. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED UPRIGHT, BUT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNHURT. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPOSITIONING AND THE HOPPER WAS EMPTY. THERE WERE NO FIRES. THE PILOT AND AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANK, BLACK SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST STACK, AND IT LOST ALL POWER. THIS AIRPLANE AND THE AIRPLANE FLOWN BY THE EYE WITNESS WERE HEADED TO A WORK SITE TO SEED FOR THE BLM. THE GARRETT TPE-331 ENGINE WILL BE TOWN DOWN AND INSPECTED BY THE FAA AND NTSB.

## 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 LAX00LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA105), Feb 18, 2000: Ayres (N4011Y), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the ensuing forced landing.

## Other reports on N4011Y (3)

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

- [Accident 19920506014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506014139A), May 6, 1992: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4011Y), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. Experienced engine failure on takeoff, crashed.
- [Incident 19881005054359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005054359I), Oct 5, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4011Y), Bakersfield, CA. Magneto failure while crop dusting. Precautionary landing in field.
- [Accident 19800812035149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812035149A), Aug 12, 1980: Ayres S2R (N4011Y), Cherry Valley, AR, Substantial damage. Engine malfunction occurred and aircraft crashed during emergency landing.

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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