# Accident 19940316005509A: Ayres S2RR1820, Reno, NV, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 14:08 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GGTA
- Location: 39.4798° N, 119.7408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4798&lon=-119.7408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40237, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40237-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1820 (registry code 0970215, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1820
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182072
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940316005509A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR STOP TRK DUE HIGH OIL TEMP AND LOW PRESSURE. ELECTED FERRY TO BASE. LOST POWER. HIT WIRES. WORN MASTER ROD.

## 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 LAX94FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA165), Mar 16, 1994: Ayres S-2R (N40237), Reno, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM, A DECISION TO FLY THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY, AND PROGRESSIVE (PARTIAL) FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MASTER ROD AND BEARING.

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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