19800311005169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Eudora, MS · March 11, 1980

Date
March 11, 1980 · 09:30 local
Place
Eudora, MS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5601X
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLT02
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
WRIGHT R13001B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,920 total1,500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine quit on spray run. Ditched airplane in a lake. Cause of engine failure undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. DITCHED AIRPLANE IN A LAKE. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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