# Accident 19820417010109A: Ayres S2R, Evergreen, AL, April 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1982, 06:10 local time
- Place: Evergreen, AL
- Airport: Middleton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4290° N, 86.9492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4290&lon=-86.9492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4008H-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,458 total, 175 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN TREES. MAGNETO DRIVE SHAFT FOUND SHEARED.

## 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 ATL82DA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA105), Apr 17, 1982: Ayres S2R-600 (N4008H), Evergreen, AL, destroyed

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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