Ayres S-2R N8417V

Summary

On 28 August 1999 at about 19:30 local time, a Ayres S-2R registered N8417V was involved in an accident near Brooten, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 August 1999 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Brooten, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

45.4998, -95.1107

Aircraft

Ayres S-2R

Registration

N8417V

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

CHI99LA317

Nobody was injured.

the compressor impeller failure and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after an aerial application run of approximately 30 minutes the aircraft departed the spray-run in a climbing right turn when the engine, '...burped once or twice and quit.' The pilot reported that the terrain around his position was heavily wooded except for a narrow swamp area in which he elected to land the aircraft. During the on-scene portion of the investigation, the engine and its components were examined. Partial disassembly of the P&W R-1340-AN1 engine disclosed that the blower impeller had failed which would have restricted induction air to the cylinders.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.