# Accident 19790526010249A: Ayres S2R, Blunt, SD, May 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Blunt, SD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.5159° N, 99.9886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blunt, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5159&lon=-99.9886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8501V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8501V-2005-06-06) (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: 18,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526010249A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN THE AG PILOT HIT HIS FLAGMAN CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO FLAGMAN.FLAGMAN'S FIRST DAY ON THE JOB.

## 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 MKC79FTK15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK15), May 26, 1979: Na Rockwell S-2R (N8501V), Blunt, SD, minor damage

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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