# Incident 19780314015879I: Ayres S2R, Des Arc, AR, March 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Des Arc, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.9784° N, 91.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Arc, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9784&lon=-91.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4183X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4183X) (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: 3,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780314015879I

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT HIT A SOFT, MUDDY SPOT DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP.

## Other reports on N4183X (1)

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

- [Accident 19900403007469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007469A), Apr 3, 1990: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N4183X), Des Arc, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on liftoff. Landed. Ran off end dirt runway into a ditch. Fuel pump had failed.

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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