# Accident 19800526015379A: Ayres S2R, Mesilla, NM, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 21:00 local time
- Place: Mesilla, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.2693° N, 106.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesilla, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2693&lon=-106.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018X-2014-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DQD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQD08), May 26, 1980: Aero-Comdr S24 (N5018X), Mesilla, NM, 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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