# Accident 19850410012339A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Leslie, GA, April 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1985, 18:00 local time
- Place: Leslie, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.9510° N, 84.0809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9510&lon=-84.0809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8834Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8834Q-2013-05-15) (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: 7,015 total, 550 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410012339A

## Narrative

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

SUPERCHARGER IMPELLER SHAFT BEARING WORN. IMPELLER HIT HOUSING, FAILED SUPERCHARGER.  LOST POWER, LANDED IN WOODS.

## 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 ATL85LKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG04), Apr 10, 1985: Aero Commander S2R (N8834Q), Leslie, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N8834Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19840326022309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840326022309I), Mar 26, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8834Q), Sylvester, GA, Minor damage. Engine stopped during ag operations. Landed in a soft field. Found fuel line blocked by rubber particles.
- [Accident 19770912028619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912028619A), Sep 12, 1977: Ayres S2R (N8834Q), Cordele, GA, Substantial damage. Front impeller shaft bearing,p/n 288943,found disintegrated.

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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