# Accident 19790623014339A: Ayres S2R, Light, AR, June 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Light, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0701° N, 90.7479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Light, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0701&lon=-90.7479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5643X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5643X-2018-01-10) (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: 1,200 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623014339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. HIT DIKE.

## 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 FTW79DPG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG58), Jun 23, 1979: Snow S-2R (N5643X), Light, AR, destroyed

## Other reports on N5643X (1)

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

- [Incident 19870706043729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706043729I), Jul 6, 1987: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5643X), Delaplaine, AR, Minor damage. Unable to maintain altitude after power deteriorated. Landed, fire put out. Exhaust clamp bolts were missing.

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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