# Accident 19950323005309A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Gillette, AR, March 23, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Gillette, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D8VG
- Location: 34.1106° N, 91.3691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1106&lon=-91.3691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5561X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5561X-2012-09-24) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323005309A

## Narrative

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

ON SWATH RUN OIL PRESSURE ZERO. ENGINE QUIT. SLID INTO TREES. HIGH TIME BEARING FAILURE. BLOCKED OIL. ENGINE SIEZED

## 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 FTW95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA145), Mar 23, 1995: Aero Commander S2R (N5561X), Gillett, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE MAIN ROD BEARING SEIZED TO THE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO WORN MASTER ROD METAL PIECES BLOCKING THE OIL PASSAGES. A FACTOR WAS AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS NOT PERFORMED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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