# Accident 19940718045919A: Ayres S2R, Samson, AL, July 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Samson, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYWG
- Location: 31.1108° N, 86.0390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1108&lon=-86.0390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4242X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242X-2013-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718045919A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMBING TURN SWATH RUN PULLUP UNABLE LEVEL WINGS. HIT WING LOW AND FLIPPED. TORQUE TUBE BOLT HAD FAILED.

## 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 ATL94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA142), Jul 18, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N4242X), Samson, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AILERON TORQUE TUBE BOLT FROM FATIGUE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH 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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