# Accident 19790717031889A: Ayres S2R, Mound City, MO, July 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mound City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 95.2337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mound City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-95.2337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5012X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13001B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,009 total, 583 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DC662](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DC662) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717031889A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO PARTICAL ENGINE FAILURE. CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## 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 MKC79DC662](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DC662), Jul 17, 1979: Rockwell S2R (N5012X), Mound City, MO, 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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