# Accident 20060730023379A: Ayres S2R, Park Rapids, MN, July 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2006, 08:30 local time
- Place: Park Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.9006° N, 95.0731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9006&lon=-95.0731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7982V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7982V-2013-08-28) (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: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060730023379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATOR WAS IN A LOW TURN ABOUT TO MAKE HIS SECOND SPRAYING PASS ON A BEAN FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ABOUT 400 RPMS AS INDICATED ON THE AIRCRAFT'S TACHOMETER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTORE POWER BY SWITCHING MAGNETOS BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS LESS THAN 100 AGL AND STILL IN A TURN, WHEN THE PILOT OBSERVED HOMES IN HIS FLIGHT PATH AND CONTINUED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID THEM WHILE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO REMAIN ALOFT AND CRASHED INTO A BRUSHY FIELD. THE PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE ENGINE AND FORWARD NACELLE WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT A TRAIL OF BROKEN PARTS APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET LONG FROM IMPACT TO RESTING POSITION. BOTH WINGS WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE AFT FUSELAGE APPEARS TO HAVE LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE LOCAL HOSPITAL THE SAME DAY.

## 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 CHI06CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA222), Jul 30, 2006: Rockwell S2R (N7982V), Park Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the inadequate airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor was the low altitude at which the airplane was being…

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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