# N8930Q: 1978 Ayres S-2R

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 2443R
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2022
- Expires: August 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC52E0
- Registered owner: [Planes & Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANES%20%26%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Weston, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Weston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0062° N, 80.4598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33332, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8930Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8930Q

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ayres S-2R)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 97-17-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-17-03) (historical): Lower Spar Cap Bolt Hole Areas · Ayres 600 S-2D, S-2R, S2R-G1 and 12 more. Effective Sep 5, 1997
- [AD 97-13-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-13-11) (historical): Lower Spar Cap Bolt Hole Areas · Ayres 600-S-2C, S-2R, S2R-G1 and 12 more. Effective Jul 23, 1997

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB ACE-98-42](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-42): . Issued Jul 24, 1998

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX04CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA154), Mar 12, 2004: Ayres S-2R (N8930Q), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun…
- [NTSB LAX88DVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA12), Aug 20, 1988: Ayres S2R (N8930Q), Kerman, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20040311003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311003659A), Mar 11, 2004: Ayres S2R (N8930Q), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was taking off from an agricultural airstrip that was facing the sun at sunset and the pilot's forward vision was obstructed from the sunset. Loss…
- [Accident 19880819034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034599A), Aug 19, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8930Q), Kerman, CA, Substantial damage. Made a sucessful emergency landing when a fire erupted in the forward fuselage. Origin was a leaking fuel line.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Ayres S-2R aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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