# Accident 19940310007189A: Ayres S2RR1820, Tacna, AZ, March 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1994, 20:45 local time
- Place: Tacna, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZEWG
- Location: 32.6807° N, 113.9704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6807&lon=-113.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4977X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4977X-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,136 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310007189A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX94LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA158), Mar 11, 1994: Rockwell S-2R (N4977X), Tacna, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a catastrophic internal engine failure for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the dark nighttime lighting conditions.

## Other reports on N4977X (2)

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

- [Accident 20110110000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110110000469A), Jan 10, 2011: Rockwell In S-2R (N4977X), Oakley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 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…
- [Accident 19890914034899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914034899A), Sep 14, 1989: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4977X), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Veered to edge of runway on landing. Main wheel dug into soft dirt on edge of runway flipping aircraft over.

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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