# Accident 20010919023909A: Ayres S2R-T11, Spur, TX, September 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2001, 09:30 local time
- Place: Spur, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: T7CG
- Location: 33.2496° N, 100.5701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2496&lon=-100.5701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40173, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40173) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T11 (registry code 0970107, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919023909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED HAMLIN, TX (14F) ENROUTE TO CROSBYTON, TX (8F3) AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT IN AN AYERS AIRCRAFT, MODEL S2R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N40173. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. AGL THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTH OF SPUR, TX. WEST OF HIGHWAY 208. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A CLEARING, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A MESQUITE TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO FAIL AND COLLAPSE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS HEADING ON LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW01LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA207), Sep 19, 2001: Ayres S2R-T11 (N40173), Spur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power while in cruise flight for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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