# Accident 19870722038829A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, La Joya, TX, July 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1987, 12:45 local time
- Place: La Joya, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DUSG
- Location: 26.2395° N, 98.4701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2395&lon=-98.4701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5510X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5510X) (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: 15,190 total, 12,152 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722038829A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT LANDED IN BRUSH. LEFT MAGNETO SHAFT FOUND WORN.

## 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 FTW87DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRG05), Jul 22, 1987: Aero Commander S2R (N5510X), La Joya, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5510X (1)

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

- [Accident 19730721022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730721022979A), Jul 21, 1973: Ayres S2R (N5510X), Mission, TX, Substantial damage. Acft r wing hit cane during swath run.

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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