# N8960Q: 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: 2450R
- Year built: 1978
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2021
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC5E05
- Registered owner: [Inland Crop Dusters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INLAND%20CROP%20DUSTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Shafter, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Shafter)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4872° N, 119.2783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93263, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8960Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8960Q

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 WPR22FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA026), Nov 3, 2021: Ayres S-2R (N8960Q), Shafter, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB LAX98LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA238), Jul 21, 1998: Ayres S2R (N8960Q), Shafter, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the irrigation standpipe due to glare from the rising sun.

## 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 20211103018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211103018019A), Nov 3, 2021: Ayres Corporation S-2R (N8960Q), Shafter, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1930 UTC on November 3, 2021, [privacy data omitted] departed kmit for L88 in N890Q. Soon after takeoff N890Q impacted the terrain in a right…
- [Accident 19980721016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980721016759A), Jul 21, 1998: Ayres S2R (N8960Q), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. (.4) The airplane collided with an irrigation standpipe while applying chemicals to a field. The pilot stated that this was the last pass over the cotton field…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2006FA0001206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0001206), Dec 6, 2006: NUT. DAMAGED. WHILE PERFORMING (SPLICE BLOCK) MAINTENANCE A NEW TUBE NUT HAD ITS THREADS PULLED OUT BEFORE REACHING TORQUE. THE FOLLOW ON PART WAS EXAMINED AND WAS FOUND TO B

## 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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