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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Swifton, AR · September 9, 1980

Date
September 9, 1980 · 10:00 local
Place
Swifton, AR
Airport
Moon
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4934X
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80DPG66
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,370 total1,000 in this make and model420 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Spray boom dragged in rice on edge of strip. Airplane turned sideways. Flipped over and burned.

As the FAA filed it

SPRAY BOOM DRAGGED IN RICE ON EDGE OF STRIP. AIRPLANE TURNED SIDEWAYS. FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.