# Accident 19800611018599A: Ayres S2R, Beeville, TX, June 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1980, 17:10 local time
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4989X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4989X-2014-10-14) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,523 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800611018599A

## Narrative

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

AG PILOT GOT TOO LOW ON SWATH RUN AND VEGATATION DRUG THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW80DRG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRG46), Jun 11, 1980: Aero Comdr S2R (N4989X), Beeville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4989X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810805047629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047629A), Aug 5, 1981: Ayres S2R (N4989X), Clarksburg, CA, Destroyed. Engine failed during spraying operation. Emergency landing was made. Aircraft flipped and burned.

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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