# Accident 19800812035149A: Ayres S2R, Cherry Valley, AR, August 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cherry Valley, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3882° N, 90.7711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cherry Valley, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3882&lon=-90.7711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4011Y-2003-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (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: 5,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800812035149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING 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 FTW80DPG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG59), Aug 12, 1980: Snow S2R (N4011Y), Cherry Valley, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4011Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20000218008629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000218008629A), Feb 18, 2000: Ayres S2R600 (N4011Y), Elko, NV, No damage. (-23) On 2/18/00, 0748 PST, seven miles south of Elko, Nevada, N4011Y, an Ayres turbo-thrush (S2R-600) agriculture airplane lost engine power and crash landed…
- [Accident 19920506014139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506014139A), May 6, 1992: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4011Y), Williams, CA, Substantial damage. Experienced engine failure on takeoff, crashed.
- [Incident 19881005054359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881005054359I), Oct 5, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4011Y), Bakersfield, CA. Magneto failure while crop dusting. Precautionary landing in field.

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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