19800526015379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Mesilla, NM · May 26, 1980

Date
May 26, 1980 · 21:00 local
Place
Mesilla, NM
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5018X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DQD08
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total50 in this make and model21 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.

Push-rod broke spewing oil on windshield during spray run. Hit wires, landed on road. Wheel hit sand. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

PUSH-ROD BROKE SPEWING OIL ON WINDSHIELD DURING SPRAY RUN. HIT WIRES, LANDED ON ROAD. WHEEL HIT SAND. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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