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Ayres S2R600 N4943X

2 June 1987 · Lepanto, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 June 1987 at about 13:00 local time, a Ayres S2R600 registered N4943X was involved in an accident near Lepanto, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lepanto, Arkansas, United States
Coordinates
35.5991, -90.3299
Aircraft
Ayres S2R600
Registration
N4943X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC87LA115

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PIC HAD TAKEN OFF FOR A LCL AERIAL OPERATION. ENROUTE PIC HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE A FORCED LDG IN A MUDDY FIELD. PIC APPLIED BRAKES AND ACFT NOSED OVER. THE EXHAUST ROCKER ARM BOX ON NO. 3 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED KEEPING EXHAUST VALVE IN CLOSED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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