19790629014919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Olton, TX · June 29, 1979

Date
June 29, 1979 · 18:10 local
Place
Olton, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8838Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FQG46
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total275 in this make and model5 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 failed due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot allowed aircraft to stall 30 feet in air.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO STALL 30 FEET IN AIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.