# Accident 19830729036599A: Ayres S2RR1820, Waldenberg, AR, July 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Waldenberg, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.5653° N, 90.9346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldenburg, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5653&lon=-90.9346&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5054X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182071
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,457 total, 5,457 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830729036599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE NOSE CASE AND PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING AN AG TURN. REDUCTION DRIVE GEAR FATIGUE FAILED.

## 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 FTW83FA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA357), Jul 29, 1983: Ayres S2R (N5054X), Waldenburg, AR, 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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