# Accident 19800801033389A: Ayres S2R, Friona, TX, August 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Friona, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.6394° N, 102.7231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6394&lon=-102.7231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4190X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4190X-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42,000 total, 475 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801033389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED, LOST POWER. CRASH LANDED IN SPRAY FIELD. FOUND BROKEN INTAKE VALVE PUSH ROD.

## 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 FTW80DQG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG34), Aug 1, 1980: Aero Comdr S-2R (N4190X), Friona, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N4190X (1)

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

- [Incident 19890608032399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608032399I), Jun 8, 1989: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N4190X), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Attempted to land on another runway but landed short. Possible fuel contamination.

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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