# Incident 20180715011289I: Aero Commander S2R, Farmer City, IL, July 15, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2018, 19:15 local time
- Place: Farmer City, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1MRG
- Location: 40.2485° N, 88.6417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmer City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2485&lon=-88.6417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5644X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5644X) (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: AERO COMMANDER S2R
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011289I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLYING RETURN TRIP TO BASE EXPERIANCED A LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE WAS VIBRATING AND SMOKING, PILOT LANDED IN A CORN FIELD, NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N5644X (1)

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

- [Accident 19870427011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427011989A), Apr 27, 1987: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5644X), Gridley, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a levee on takeoff after the engine lost power. The fuel pump was found to be malfunctioning.

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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