# Accident 19940818022469A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Firebaugh, CA, August 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1994, 20:42 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQCG
- Location: 36.8506° N, 120.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8506&lon=-120.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8843Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8843Q-2017-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R134059
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940818022469A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED ON HIGHWAY SHOULDER. WING STRUCK A SIGN POST. NR 2 ENGINE CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## 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 LAX94LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA327), Aug 19, 1994: Aero Commander S2R (N8843Q), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power due to the failure of the number 2 cylinder head. A factor was the dark night conditions which inhibited the pilot's ability to visually detect ground obstructions in the…

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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