# Accident 20000721010919A: Ayres S2R, Gandview, ID, July 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gandview, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HKNG
- Location: 42.9101° N, 116.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9101&lon=-116.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4925X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4925X-2018-03-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721010919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FOLLOWING AERIAL APPLICATION THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO PICK UP ANOTHER LOAD OF SULPHUR DUST. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATIONS AND LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE RESULTING IS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND AILERON.  INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD IN EXCESS OF 10 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. A INTERNAL BLOCKAGE OF THE STRATOFLEX FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE AND POWERPLANT FAILURE.

## 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 SEA00LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA141), Jul 21, 2000: Rockwell S-2R (N4925X), Grand View, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Internal deterioration of a fuel line, resulting in loss of engine power. Factors included obstruction of the fuel line, fuel starvation, and a fence in the forced landing area.

## Other reports on N4925X (2)

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

- [Incident 20030623011839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030623011839I), Jun 23, 2003: Ayres S2R (N4925X), Mountain Villag, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On pull up from spray run, pilot heard a loud bang followed by loss of rudder control. He attempted to land at Mountain home municipal airport but had…
- [Incident 19960518024909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960518024909I), May 18, 1996: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4925X), Dumas, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: while spraying a rice field, pilot misjudged height of levy partially obscured by rice and struck the levy with left main landing gear causing minor…

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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