# Accident 19790612011389A: Ayres S2R, Marked Tree, AR, June 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Marked Tree, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.5281° N, 90.4266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marked Tree, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5281&lon=-90.4266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5647X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5647X-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790612011389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING DUE TO INFLIGHT ENGINE FIRE. NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR FIRE.

## 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 FTW79FPG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG50), Jun 12, 1979: Na Rockwell S2R (N5647X), Marked Tree, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5647X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990319002579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990319002579A), Mar 19, 1999: Ayres S2R (N5647X), Hobart, OK, Destroyed. (.19) On March 19, 1999, at 1907 central standard time, an aero commander S2R, agricultural airplane, N5647X, struck a ditch during a forced landing. The…

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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