# Accident 19730707020039A: Ayres S2R, Homedale, ID, July 7, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.6137° N, 116.9375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homedale, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6137&lon=-116.9375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5553X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553X-2021-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,839 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707020039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MASSIVE INTERNAL FAILURES OF CYLINDERS AND RODS.CRASHED IN 4FT DEEP RIVER.RINSING SPRAY SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA02), Jul 7, 1973: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N5553X), Homedale, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5553X (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180717011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717011459A), Jul 17, 2018: Aero Commander S2R (N5553X), Vinton, IA, Substantial damage. Upon landing runway 9, pilot was unable to reduce engine power so a go-around was initiated. During the downwind approach throttle input was needed to maintain…
- [Incident 20110511011069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110511011069I), May 11, 2011: Aero Commander S2R (N5553X), Eureka, WA, Minor damage. During agricultural opertions the pilot surveyed the field to be sprayed and then commenced his spray runs. Pilot stated that as he was applying fungicide to…
- [Accident 19840814040449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840814040449A), Aug 14, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5553X), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Lost partial power. Nosed over on the forced landing. Throttle bolt had falled disconnecting the throttle.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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