# Accident 19760506012119A: Ayres S2R, Hermiston, OR, May 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1976
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Airport: Mikami Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4229X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4229X-2004-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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: 6,700 total, 6,500 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760506012119A

## Narrative

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

COMPLETE FAILURE OF IMPELLER SHAFT,HOUSING AND IMPELLER.

## 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 SEA76FYC48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC48), May 6, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4229X), Hermiston, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4229X (1)

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

- [Accident 19870731081039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731081039A), Jul 31, 1987: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4229X), Kennewick, WA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on a spray run due to a broken cylinder. Aircraft nosed over in a potato field.

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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