# Accident 19790525014069A: Ayres S2R, Helix, OR, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Helix, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.8507° N, 118.6591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helix, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8507&lon=-118.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4999X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4999X) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,400 total, 1,418 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525014069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING SPRAY RUN. SPRAYED OIL ON WINDSCREEN. FOUND CRACKED ROCKER BOX. CRASHED IN FARM FIELD. .

## 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 SEA79DYM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM37), May 25, 1979: Aero Comdr S2R (N4999X), Helix, OR, 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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