- Date
- May 29, 1986, 11:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Hamer, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4000AAyres S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860529020099A
- Case key
- 40414
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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.
Fire
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly,other - failure,totalCause
Engine assembly,push rod - disconnectedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
During aerial application the engine ceased operating and a small fire erupted. During forced landing the landing gear was torn off and the fuselage became twisted. After landing, the fire continued for a short period of time. Postaccident eng teardown revealed that a rod bolt pin had sheared.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4000A
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2460R
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Lukes Ag Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 29, 1985 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- Big Grasse, ID
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,949 total · 74 in this make and model · 4,636 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.