# Accident 19920708024309A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Grady, AR, July 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1992, 10:45 local time
- Place: Grady, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOYG
- Location: 34.0696° N, 91.6892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0696&lon=-91.6892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4979X-1998-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708024309A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER RETURNING TO BASE. WING CAUGHT A TREE ON FORCED LANDING. NR1 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED.

## 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 FTW92DPG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG07), Jul 8, 1992: Ayres S2R (N4979X), Grady, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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