# Accident 20020524011149A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Aubrey, AR, May 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Aubrey, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTEG
- Location: 34.7172° N, 90.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7172&lon=-90.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4025Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020524011149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 24, 2002, AT 11:30 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AYRES S2R-T34 THRUSH AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N4025Y, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR AUBREY ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY RIDDEL FLYING SERVICE INC., OF WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA161), May 24, 2002: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4025Y), Aubrey, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a compressor turbine blade(s) for an undetermined reason.

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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