# Accident 19800614027739A: Ayres S2R, Seminole, TX, June 14, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1980, 10:30 local time
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7222° N, 102.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seminole, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7222&lon=-102.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4017B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017B-1997-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,013 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614027739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD. HIT DITCH, LANDING ON A ROAD. FOUND POWER TURBINE DAMAGED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT.

## 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 FTW80FQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG26), Jun 14, 1980: Ayres S-2R (N4017B), Seminole, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4017B (1)

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

- [Accident 19900926042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900926042439A), Sep 26, 1990: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4017B), Thorton, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Right wing failed in flight from fatigue cracks around a drill hole in wing spar cap. Patch hid fatigue cracks.

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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