# Accident 19811012067959A: Ayres S2R, Puerto Cabezas, NU, October 12, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1981, 17:35 local time
- Place: Puerto Cabezas, NU
- Airport: Puerto Cabezas
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4920X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4920X-2012-12-10) (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: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811012067959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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