# Accident 19790829023019A: Ayres S2R, Arabi, GA, August 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Arabi, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.8194° N, 83.7192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arabi, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8194&lon=-83.7192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8816Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816Q-1983-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,948 total, 600 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG65) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829023019A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING SPRAY RUN. LANDED IN SOYBEAN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 MIA79FKG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG65), Aug 29, 1979: Aero Cmndr S2R600 (N8816Q), Narabi, GA, destroyed

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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