19800430011439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Bakersfield, CA · April 30, 1980

Date
April 30, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Shafter
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8942Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DVA35
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total300 in this make and model108 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.

Ag airplane stalled during a procedure turn. Struck a ditch after landing in a hayfield.

As the FAA filed it

AG AIRPLANE STALLED DURING A PROCEDURE TURN. STRUCK A DITCH AFTER LANDING IN A HAYFIELD.

NTSB investigation

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