# Accident 19830614025139A: Ayres S2RR1820, Ville Platte, LA, June 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1983, 07:10 local time
- Place: Ville Platte, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.6904° N, 92.2793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6904&lon=-92.2793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4025P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1820 (registry code 0970215, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 688 in this make and model, 206 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830614025139A

## Narrative

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

POWER FAILURE OCCURRED DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING COLLISION WITH A 2 FOOT TALL LEVEE.

## 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 FTW83LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA277), Jun 14, 1983: Ayres S2R-1820 (N4025P), Ville Platte, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4025P (1)

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

- [Accident 19870507014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870507014049A), May 7, 1987: Ayres S2RR1820 (N4025P), Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. Unable to stop on wet agricultural strip. Ran off end of runway. Collided with two trees.

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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