# Accident 19770912028619A: Ayres S2R, Cordele, GA, September 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Cordele, GA
- Airport: Cordele
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.9561° N, 83.7701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordele, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9561&lon=-83.7701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8834Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8834Q-2013-05-15) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,725 total, 975 in this make and model, 353 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912028619A

## Narrative

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

FRONT IMPELLER SHAFT BEARING,P/N 288943,FOUND DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 MIA77FKG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG79), Sep 12, 1977: Aero Comdr S2R (N8834Q), Cordele, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8834Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19850410012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410012339A), Apr 10, 1985: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8834Q), Leslie, GA, Substantial damage. Supercharger impeller shaft bearing worn. Impeller hit housing, failed supercharger. Lost power, landed in woods.
- [Incident 19840326022309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326022309I), Mar 26, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8834Q), Sylvester, GA, Minor damage. Engine stopped during ag operations. Landed in a soft field. Found fuel line blocked by rubber particles.

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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