# Accident 19790609010369A: Ayres S2R, Firebaugh, CA, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 01:00 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5512X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512X-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG (registry code 52029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-twjr-saig) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609010369A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT ON FIRST NIGHT SPRAY RUN STRUCK WIRES DURING TURN AROUND.

## 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 OAK79DVA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA41), Jun 9, 1979: Rockwell S2R (N5512X), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5512X (3)

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

- [Accident 19880621022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022459A), Jun 21, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5512X), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with a levee electrical pole and an alfalfa field during a spraying operation.
- [Accident 19770418041689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418041689A), Apr 18, 1977: Ayres S2R (N5512X), TX, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760824030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824030079A), Aug 24, 1976: Ayres S2R (N5512X), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Using reverse thrust on ldg roll. Tailwheel lock improperly adjusted.

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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