# Accident 19800820036889A: Ayres S2R, Kerman, CA, August 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1980, 08:40 local time
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7253° N, 120.0636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kerman, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7253&lon=-120.0636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5588X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5588X-1984-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970114, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,401 total, 1,283 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820036889A

## Narrative

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

CROP DUSTER WAS TURNING TO GO UNDER WIRES, WING HIT CROP, PLANE CRASHED IN COTTON FIELD.

## 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 LAX80FVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA62), Aug 20, 1980: Ayres S2R (N5588X), Kerman, CA, 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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