# Accident 20050611011849A: Ayres S2R, Watson, AR, June 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2005, 09:00 local time
- Place: Watson, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DM7G
- Location: 33.8908° N, 91.2506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8908&lon=-91.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8856Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8856Q-2015-05-07) (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
- Reported engine: WSK PZL3S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,170 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LCL A ROCKWELL S-2R, REGISTRATION NUMBER N8856Q, SERIAL NUMBER 2342R CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER 14 CFR 137 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD 4 MILES NORTH EAST OF WATSON, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE STRIP (P & D FLYING SERVICE STRIP) UNDER VMC CONDITIONS.

## 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 DFW05CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA166), Jun 11, 2005: Rockwell International S-2R (N8856Q), Watson, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

## Other reports on N8856Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19880815035849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880815035849A), Aug 15, 1988: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8856Q), Swifton, AR, Substantial damage. Unable to climb or sustain flight on takeoff. Dumped load and mushed into field. Spreader drag and hot day factors.

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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