# Accident 19800412010689A: Ayres S2R, Lemoore, CA, April 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.2953° N, 119.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lemoore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2953&lon=-119.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8889Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8889Q-1981-12-17) (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: 4,908 total, 473 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412010689A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX80DVA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA34), Apr 12, 1980: Aero Comdr S2R (N8889Q), Lemoore, CA, substantial damage

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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