Ayres S2R N762BF

Summary

On 18 October 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Ayres S2R registered N762BF, operated by Bruce's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Shellman, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 October 2019 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Shellman, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

31.6422, -84.5878

Aircraft

Ayres S2R

Registration

N762BF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Bruce's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Shellman → Arlington

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20LA017

Nobody was injured.

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot departed a private field with about 120 gallons of fuel on board and performed an agricultural aerial application. About 1 hour into the flight, while returning to his home base, the engine began surging “as if it were starving of fuel.” He performed a precautionary landing in a pasture, and during the landing rollout he ground looped the airplane to avoid an obstacle. During the ground loop the right main and tailwheel landing gear collapsed. After the airplane came to rest, a fire emanating from the engine nacelle consumed most of the fuselage. A follow up examination of the wreckage was not performed, as it was prematurely sold before the examination could take place. Thus, the reason for the engine surging could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.