# Accident 19810927051829A: Ayres S2R, Poston, AZ, September 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1981, 03:00 local time
- Place: Poston, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.9921° N, 114.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poston, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9921&lon=-114.4045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182099
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810927051829A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE AND RED LINE OIL TEMP DURING AG OPERATION. CRASH-LANDED. MASTER ROD BEARING FAILURE AND OIL STARVATION

## 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 LAX81DUJ81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ81), Sep 27, 1981: Ayers S2R (N4025K), Poston, AZ, 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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