# Incident 20070515007379I: Ayres S2R, Beaumont, TX, May 15, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZTCG
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8472V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8472V) (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: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515007379I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 15, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:30 CDT AN AIRCRAFT, N8472V, MAKE: THRUSH, MODEL: S24, S/N: 2232R SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WEST OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, DUE TO ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 137 FROM A DIRT STRIP 4 MILES EAST OF CHINA, TEXAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP WHEN IT HIT A BERM ON LANDING ROLL OUT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N8472V (2)

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

- [Accident 20080901844709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080901844709A), Sep 1, 2008: Ayres S2R (N8472V), D'Hanis, TX, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft lost engine power while making a third pass during aerial application. The pilot stated he put the aircraft into a high pitch attitude to…
- [Accident 19900615023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900615023929A), Jun 15, 1990: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8472V), Mcgregor, TX, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a ferry flight. Landed in tall grass field with ditches.

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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