# Accident 19800710025109A: Ayres S2R, San Joaquin, CA, July 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1980, 00:30 local time
- Place: San Joaquin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6056° N, 120.1898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Joaquin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6056&lon=-120.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8569-2000-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,235 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800710025109A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. DUMPED SPRAY LOAD. UNABLE TO RETURN. LANDED IN MUD, NOSED OVER. BROKEN CYLINDER.

## 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 LAX80DVA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA52), Jul 10, 1980: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N8569), San Joaquin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8569 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780818049059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818049059I), Aug 18, 1978: Ayres S2R (N8569), Huron, CA, Minor damage. Loss of engine power. Cause undeterminded. Forced landing off airport. Ground-looped and slid into canal.

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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