- Date
- May 29, 1987, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Paragould, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4197XAyres S2R600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870529017289A
- Case key
- 34390
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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(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly - failure,totalFactor
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Analysis
En route to a local aerial application operation PIC experienced a total engien failure. During subsequent emergency landing in a farm field the acft was substantially damaged. No reason could be determined for the engine failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4197X
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1963R
- Airframe hours
- 11
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Marshall R. Quinn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,524 total · 2,394 in this make and model · 2,394 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.