Ayres S2R-600 accident near Belzoni, Mississippi, September 16, 1992
On September 16, 1992 at about 6:10 pm local time, a Ayres S2R-600, registered N8906Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Belzoni, Mississippi (Turner Field). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 16, 1992 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Belzoni, Mississippi · Turner Field · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R-600
- Registration
- N8906Q · registry record · serial 2458
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE GROUND ROLL TO TAKEOFF, THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE DEFLATED. THE ACFT TRAVELLED OFF THE RWY INTO A DITCH. THE LT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. EXAM OF THE TIRE REVEALED THAT IT WAS CUT FROM ONE SIDE OF THE BEAD ACROSS TO THE OTHER. NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THE CUT TIRE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 21,000 hours in all; 1,200 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,166 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 2, 1992; 148 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Gary Flying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: NONE at 6:10 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 24, 3,500 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MIA92LA182.