# Accident 20080901844709A: Ayres S2R, D'Hanis, TX, September 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: D'Hanis, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UXRG
- Location: 29.3419° N, 99.7053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3419&lon=-99.7053&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 800 in this make and model, 349 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080901844709A

## Narrative

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

(-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 CLEAR A TREE LINE.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOME TREE TOPS SEVERELY DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, THE BELLY SECTION, PROPELLER AND NOSE AREA THEN STALLED ONTO A CLUMP OF SMALL TREES "TAIL END FIRST" CRUSHING THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE TAIL WHEEL WAS RIPPED AWAY FROM IT'S MOUNT, THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS DAMAGED.  THE LEFT WING HAD MILD TO MODERATE DAMAGE.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.  FUEL ON BOARD WAS APPROX 160 GALS.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE REPORTED.

## 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 DFW08LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA223), Sep 1, 2008: Rockwell International S-2R (N8472V), Uvalde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the improper use of unauthorized replacement parts in the engine and repeated operation of the engine in an over-temperature condition.

## Other reports on N8472V (2)

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

- [Incident 20070515007379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070515007379I), May 15, 2007: Ayres S2R (N8472V), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. (-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…
- [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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