# Accident 19800806034839A: Ayres S2R, Coolidge, AZ, August 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1980, 01:50 local time
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Airport: Valley Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9937° N, 111.4510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Valley Farms Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9937&lon=-111.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7796V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7796V-1988-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,890 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800806034839A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON NIGHT TAKEOFF. STRUCK POWER-LINES OFF END OF RUNWAY.NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX80FUJ87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ87), Aug 6, 1980: Ayers S-2R (N7796V), Coolidge, 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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