# Accident 19800722028349A: Ayres S2R, Kress, TX, July 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kress, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3658° N, 101.7484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kress, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3658&lon=-101.7484&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4188X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4188X-1985-01-08) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,184 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800722028349A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH LANDED OFF END OF STRIP. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 FTW80DQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG32), Jul 22, 1980: Rockwell S2R (N4188X), Kress, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4188X (1)

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

- [Accident 19820624024759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820624024759A), Jun 24, 1982: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4188X), Hart, TX, Substantial damage. Right main wheel was locked. Airplane flipped over on landing. Drive key had fallen out of brake assembly.

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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