- Date
- October 12, 1988, 11:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Traver, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3087DAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881012046309A
- Case key
- 26148
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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.
Analysis
While spraying a cotton field the engine lost power. The pilot executed a forced landing in an open area but rollout continued into crops. The acft nosed over. Investigation revealed only unuseable fuel on board.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3087D
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1820-027DC
- Airframe hours
- 2,030
- Engine
- Wright R-1820, 1,200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Gilbert, Douglas, doing business as Indian Valley Ag Air
- Registered owner
- Gilbert Aviaton Industries
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1988 · 370 hours before
- Departed
- Q31 · Sequoia, CA
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,490 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 8,411 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3087D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.