19791113033539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Calipatria, CA · November 13, 1979

Date
November 13, 1979 · 10:45 local
Place
Calipatria, CA
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8970Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUM05
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total300 in this make and model450 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 aborted takeoff due to autos on runway. Lost control of aircraft. Ground looped into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO AUTOS ON RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. GROUND LOOPED INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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