# Accident 19830831045529A: Ayres S2C, Blackshear, GA, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 12:00 local time
- Place: Blackshear, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2908° N, 82.2393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2908&lon=-82.2393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1635S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1635S-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow 600-S2C (registry code 8380302, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-600-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 49 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045529A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 ATL83LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA347), Aug 31, 1983: Snow 600-S2C (N1635S), Blackshear, GA, 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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