# Incident 20000629028379I: Ayres S2R, Stephen, MN, June 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2000, 21:00 local time
- Place: Stephen, MN
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.4524° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stephen, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4524&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82494-2022-10-19) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629028379I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DA^ WAS SPRAYING A FIELD WITH TILT FUNGICIDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. AFTER DUMPING WHAT WAS LEFT IN THE HOPPER, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN AN ADJACENT PEA FIELD.  THE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY D^  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD FAILED INTERNALLY.  COMBUSTION GASES BURNT OFF THE SPARKPLUG LEAD AND VENTED EXTERNALLY, RESULTING IN LOST COMPRESSION AND POWER OUTPUT.  CLOSED WITH SDR.

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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