27.8006° N, 97.3964° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 26, 1979 · 11:15 local
Place
Corpus Christi, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5013S
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total500 in this make and model0 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.
Engine quit due to extreme heat from broken exhaust stack melting mag lead.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DUE TO EXTREME HEAT FROM BROKEN EXHAUST STACK MELTING MAG LEAD.