# Accident 19800804037819A: Ayres S2R, Buckeye, AZ, August 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1980, 04:00 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3703° N, 112.5838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckeye, AZ, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3703&lon=-112.5838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5696X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5696X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,038 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ92) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800804037819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING LOW-LEVEL PASS & PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 LAX80FUJ92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ92), Aug 4, 1980: Rockwell 600S2R (N5696X), Buckeye, AZ, 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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