# Incident 19800523053009I: Ayres S2R, Sledge, MS, May 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sledge, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.4326° N, 90.2212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sledge, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4326&lon=-90.2212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4011T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4011T-2011-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 210 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523053009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF ON NARROW FIELD STRIP.

## Other reports on N4011T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830917051969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830917051969A), Sep 17, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4011T), Sledge, MS, Substantial damage. Report states engine quit but pilot states the aircraft stalled on a swath run turn around. No engine evaluation.

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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