# Incident 19780818049059I: Ayres S2R, Huron, CA, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978, 07:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8569-2000-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818049059I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CAUSE UNDETERMINDED. FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT. GROUND-LOOPED AND SLID INTO CANAL.

## Other reports on N8569 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800710025109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710025109A), Jul 10, 1980: Ayres S2R (N8569), San Joaquin, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Dumped spray load. Unable to return. Landed in mud, nosed over. Broken cylinder.

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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