# Incident 19781013030449I: Ayres S2R, Royal City, WA, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Royal City, WA
- Airport: Christensen
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.9207° N, 119.5900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHRISTENSEN FLD (8WA6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9207&lon=-119.5900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4873X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4873X-2015-05-15) (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: 2,500 total, 250 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/19781013030449I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DUE TO A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER PILOT LANDED IN A SOFT 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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