# Accident 19790224003549A: Ayres S2R, Taft, CA, February 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Taft, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1267° N, 119.4242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taft, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1267&lon=-119.4242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8467V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8467V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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: 4,193 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224003549A

## Narrative

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

AG ACFT STRUCK IRRIGATION DAM DURING SWATH RUN. PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND.

## 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 LAX79DVA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA17), Feb 24, 1979: Rockwell S2R (N8467V), Taft, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8467V (2)

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

- [Incident 19960820037849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820037849I), Aug 20, 1996: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8467V), Dos Palos, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on August 20, 1996, at 0145 PDT, aero commander S2-R, N8467V, was being used for aerial application under part 137 of the federal aviation…
- [Incident 19890703036759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703036759I), Jul 3, 1989: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8467V), Los Banos, CA, Minor damage. Vibrating and rough engine. Forced landing in field. Found counter weight mounting bolt on propeller broken off.

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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