# Accident 19790607011419A: Ayres S2R, Fairoaks, AR, June 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1979, 08:00 local time
- Place: Fairoaks, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.2480° N, 91.0360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2480&lon=-91.0360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8541V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8541V-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,541 total, 890 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790607011419A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON SOFT DIRT STRIP WITH FULL LOAD OF CHEMICAL. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 FTW79DPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG46), Jun 7, 1979: Na Rockwell S2R (N8541V), Fairoaks, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8541V (1)

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

- [Accident 19920722026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920722026719A), Jul 22, 1992: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8541V), Americus, GA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed in soy beans collapsing gear. Cylinder had cracked at its base.

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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