# Accident 19790421007759A: Ayres S2R, Premont, TX, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 14:41 local time
- Place: Premont, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.3585° N, 98.1244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Premont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3585&lon=-98.1244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4976X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,844 total, 900 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421007759A

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR MIXTURE BARREL SCREW WORKING OUT.

## 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 FTW79DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG27), Apr 21, 1979: Aero-Comdr S-2R (N4976X), Premont, TX, substantial damage

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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