19800412010689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Lemoore, CA · April 12, 1980

Date
April 12, 1980 · 13:00 local
Place
Lemoore, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8889Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVA34
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,908 total473 in this make and model260 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.

Ran out of fuel at a low altitude returning from spray operatons. Crash-landed in a vineyard.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AT A LOW ALTITUDE RETURNING FROM SPRAY OPERATONS. CRASH-LANDED IN A VINEYARD.

NTSB investigation

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