# Incident 19790220007409I: Ayres S2RT34, Five Points, CA, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N4009M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 20 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/19790220007409I

## Narrative

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

WHEEL OF AIRCRAFT WENT INTO MUD ON SIDE OF NARROW LANDING STRIP.

## Other reports on N4009M (2)

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

- [Accident 20050218002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002219A), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft experienced a loss of power on take-off, resulting in a hard landing in a wet plowed field off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19880902036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036859A), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Flying under wires hit a brace cable. Impact sheared off the rudder and stabilizer. Lost control. Stopped inverted.

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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