# NTSB LAX88DVA12: Ayres S2R, N8930Q, Kerman, CA, August 20, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 19, 1988, 18:00 local (Aug 20, 1988, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Coordinates: 36.709728, -120.150131 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7097&lon=-120.1501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 25751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX88DVA12
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/25751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA12

## Sequence of events

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

- Fire, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fuel system,line - failure,total (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - leak (cause)
  - engine compartment - fire (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)

## Analysis

DRG AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, THE ENG LOST POWER & A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT WHEN A FUEL LINE FAILED, JUST FORWARD OF THE FIRE WALL. THE PLT MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, BUT THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8930Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8930Q), registered now, S/N 2443R, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- 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: 2443R
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN-1 650 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Both
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Kerman Cropdusting, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 12, 1988, 9,780 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 19,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19880819034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034599A), Aug 19, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD, Kerman, CA, Substantial damage. Made a sucessful emergency landing when a fire erupted in the forward fuselage. Origin was a leaking fuel line.

## Other investigations on N8930Q (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 LAX04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA154), Mar 12, 2004: Ayres S-2R (N8930Q), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun…

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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