- Date
- June 16, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Edgerly, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8989QAyres S-2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820616055189A
- Case key
- 70550
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Miscellaneous - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
Analysis
After takeoff with a load of fertilizer, the aircraft lost power and a forced landing was made which resulted in damage to the aircraft. The cause of the engine malfunction was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8989Q
- Reported as
- Ayres S-2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2451R
- Airframe hours
- 1,400
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Smith Aviation
- Registered owner
- J. W. Bertrand, Jr.
- Departed
- Edgerly, LA
- Destination
- Edgerly, LA
N8989QRegistration cancelled May 17, 2013 · Ayres S-2RAirframe modelAyres S-2REngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 13,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.