# Accident 19830830045089A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Katy, TX, August 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Westhimer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.8399° N, 95.7291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8399&lon=-95.7291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3696X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3696X-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,306 total, 4,972 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830045089A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER SUPERCHARGER BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 FTW83LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA404), Aug 30, 1983: Aero Commander S2R (N3696X), Katy, TX, 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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