# Accident 20250728009929A: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34, Akron, IA, July 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2025, 17:50 local time
- Place: Akron, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2BSG
- Location: 42.8457° N, 96.3731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8457&lon=-96.3731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N524SL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524SL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 series (registry code 52143, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-T34
- Reported engine: P & W PT6A-34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,523 total, 450 in this make and model, 278 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA297) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250728009929A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.

## 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 CEN25LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA297), Jul 28, 2025: Ayres S2R (N524SL), Akron, IA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N524SL (1)

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

- [Accident 20150709012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150709012419A), Jul 9, 2015: Ayres Corporation S2R-T34 (N524SL), Climax, GA, Substantial damage. On July 09, 2015 at approximately 1153 EST, N524SL ayers corporation S2R-T35 s/n T34203DC, departed Vada Airport (GA42) which is a private air strip located at…

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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