# Accident 20020717020169A: Ayres S2R, Cochran, GA, July 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2002, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cochran, GA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.3736° N, 83.3589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3736&lon=-83.3589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8943Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943Q-2005-09-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717020169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF ENGINE FOUND ENGINE MAGNETO CASE BUSTED, WHICH WOULD CONFIRM PILOT'S STORY OF TOTAL POWER LOST.

## 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 MIA02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA135), Jul 17, 2002: Aero Commander S2R (N8943Q), Cochran, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of power while conducting aerial application to cotton crops due to failure of a magneto housing, and the resultant emergency descent and landing to an unsuitable field, causing the collision…

## Other reports on N8943Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20000928029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000928029899I), Sep 28, 2000: Ayres S2R (N8943Q), Cochran, GA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] was the PIC of N8943Q which was engaged in agricultural operations at the time of the incident. [privacy data omitted] Stated that…

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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