# Accident 19740831029739A: Ayres S2R, Marsing, ID, August 31, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Marsing, ID
- Airport: Kawii Farm Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 43.5464° N, 116.8104° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marsing, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5464&lon=-116.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8973Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973Q-2014-11-20) (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 S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 475 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA75FYA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831029739A

## Narrative

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

SMALL STRIP.SWERVED L OFF RWY WHEN WING HIT HIGH WEEDS.HIT IRRIGATION CORRUGATE.

## 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 SEA75FYA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYA16), Aug 31, 1974: Snow 600S2R (N8973Q), Marsing, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8973Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19991111036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111036769I), Nov 11, 1999: Ayres S2R (N8973Q), Suprise, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) After expelling chemical load pilot was in cruise flt returning to home base when powerplant power setting/rpm would not follow cockpit trottle movement.…
- [Incident 19920801043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801043839I), Aug 1, 1992: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8973Q), Litchfield Park, AZ, Minor damage. Lost power on a low pass over field. Forced landing in another field. Found NR3 cylinder separated from barrel.

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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