19790421007759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Premont, TX · April 21, 1979

Date
April 21, 1979 · 14:41 local
Place
Premont, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4976X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DRG27
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
WRIGHT R1820*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,844 total900 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Power failure due to carburetor mixture barrel screw working out.

As the FAA filed it

POWER FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR MIXTURE BARREL SCREW WORKING OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.