19790725031109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Paxton, FL · July 25, 1979

Date
July 25, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place
Paxton, FL
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5544X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKJ56
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
987 total103 in this make and model164 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported engine lost power during ag oper, hit trees. Found water in fuel.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE LOST POWER DURING AG OPER, HIT TREES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.