# Accident 19790906023329A: Ayres S2R, Wilmont, AR, September 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wilmont, AR
- Airport: Mcginty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N8474V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8474V-1983-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,879 total, 398 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906023329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT, POWER REDUCTION. DRAGGED WING IN COTTON ON EMERGENCY LANDING. CRACKED CYLINDER.

## 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 FTW79DPG81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG81), Sep 6, 1979: Rockwell IN S-2R (N8474V), Wilmont, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8474V (1)

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

- [Accident 19820823063731A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820823063731A), Aug 23, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8474V), Jones, LA, Destroyed. Aircraft had mid air collision during spraying operation. N2342Z.

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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