# Accident 19790816035469A: Ayres S2R, Hermiston, OR, August 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Hermiston, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.8331° N, 119.2847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hermiston, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8331&lon=-119.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4945X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R13001B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,902 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790816035469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE SPRAY AREA. LANDED IN FARM FIELD, FLIPPED OVER. FOUND BROKEN INTAKE VALVE.

## 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 SEA79FYM57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM57), Aug 16, 1979: Aero Comdr S-2R (N4945X), Hermiston, 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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