# Accident 19890703019609A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Jonesboro, AR, July 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZIVG
- Location: 35.8210° N, 90.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8210&lon=-90.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8976Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8976Q) (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: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703019609A

## Narrative

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

THREE FEET OF A PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION. CRASH LANDED. AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 MKC89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA150), Jul 3, 1989: Aero Commander S2R (N8976Q), Jonesboro, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNSUITABLE TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING MADE NECESSARY BY THE SEPARATION OF THREE FEET OF ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES.

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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