# Incident 19800831065999I: Ayres S2A, Grain Valley, MO, August 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1980, 19:45 local time
- Place: Grain Valley, MO
- Airport: East Kansas City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0146° N, 94.2149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST KANSAS CITY (3GV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0146&lon=-94.2149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 30 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831065999I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPTED START. IT WAS DESTROYED.

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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