# Incident 20000516016769I: Ayres S2R, Hancock, MN, May 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hancock, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.4976° N, 95.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hancock, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4976&lon=-95.7948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34955) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000516016769I

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROAD.  LEFT MAIN HIT ON ROAD SHOULDER, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO PLOWED LIELF, LEFT WING TIP HIT, AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED.  INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOUND MAJOR CRACKS IN #7 CYLINDER.

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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