# NTSB FTW82DA236: Ayres S-2R, N8989Q, Edgerly, LA, June 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1982, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Edgerly, LA
- Coordinates: 30.189922, -93.580017 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1899&lon=-93.5800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70550
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA236
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70550/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA236

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - miscellaneous - undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989Q-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 2451R, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S-2R
- Registry model: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2451R
- Airframe hours: 1400
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820616055189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616055189A), Jun 16, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD, Edgerly, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after engine failure.

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.

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