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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Van Horn, TX · August 30, 1979

Date
August 30, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Van Horn, TX
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5014X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DQD16
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,563 total373 in this make and model235 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mixture control arm at carburetor was found slipping past the serrations.

As the FAA filed it

MIXTURE CONTROL ARM AT CARBURETOR WAS FOUND SLIPPING PAST THE SERRATIONS.

NTSB investigation

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