# Incident 19870706043729I: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Delaplaine, AR, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 09:30 local time
- Place: Delaplaine, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2304° N, 90.7257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delaplaine, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2304&lon=-90.7257&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5643X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5643X-2018-01-10) (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 S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706043729I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER POWER DETERIORATED. LANDED, FIRE PUT OUT. EXHAUST CLAMP BOLTS WERE MISSING.

## Other reports on N5643X (1)

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

- [Accident 19790623014339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623014339A), Jun 23, 1979: Ayres S2R (N5643X), Light, AR, Destroyed. Engine lost power on initial climb out. Hit dike.

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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