# Accident 19800725028429A: Ayres S2R, Winchester, AR, July 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Winchester, AR
- Airport: Winchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7741° N, 91.4737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7741&lon=-91.4737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5048X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048X-2020-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725028429A

## Narrative

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

MASSIVE INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. STRUCK TREE ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 FTW80DPG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG53), Jul 25, 1980: Ayres S2R (N5048X), Winchester, AR, 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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