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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RR1820 · Tacna, AZ · March 10, 1994

Date: March 10, 1994 · 20:45 local
Place: Tacna, AZ
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZEWG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4977X
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX94LA158
Reported as: Ayres S2RR1820
Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,136 total2,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4977XRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Rockwell International S-2RS/N 5022R · Built 1975 Airframe modelRockwell International S-2R Engine modelWright C7BA seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine siezed on short final. Landed adjacent to runway. Struck a berm. Engine sustained catastrophic failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SIEZED ON SHORT FINAL. LANDED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. STRUCK A BERM. ENGINE SUSTAINED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX94LA158Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTacna, AZa catastrophic internal engine failure for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the dark nighttime lighting conditions.Mar 11, 1994 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4977X · 2

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

Accident 20110110000469ACruise/Level Flight · Oakley, CAOn JANUARY10, 2011, at 1057 PST, a Rockwell S2R N4977X registered to alexander ag flying was flying below 200 feet heading approximately 210 degrees as he flew into a meteorological evaluation tower, (met) prior to aerial application of winter wheat seed.…Jan 10, 2011 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 19890914034899ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Yuma, AZVeered to edge of runway on landing. Main wheel dug into soft dirt on edge of runway flipping aircraft over.Sep 14, 1989 · Substantial damage