# Accident 19800909039459A: Ayres S2R, Swifton, AR, September 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1980, 10:00 local time
- Place: Swifton, AR
- Airport: Moon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.8244° N, 91.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swifton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8244&lon=-91.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4934X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4934X-1983-06-15) (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: 4,370 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 420 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG66) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909039459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80DPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG66), Sep 9, 1980: Aero Comdr S2R (N4934X), Swifton, AR, 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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