# Accident 19800911041799A: Ayres S2R, Moore Haven, FL, September 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Moore Haven, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8338° N, 81.0985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moore Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8338&lon=-81.0985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1740S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1740S-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911041799A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT WING IN SUGAR CANE LANDING ON A NARROW ROAD. VEERED INTO SUGAR CANE. AIRCRAFT 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 MIA80FKT59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT59), Sep 11, 1980: Rockwell S2R (N1740S), Moore Haven, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N1740S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760522014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522014579A), May 22, 1976: Ayres S2R (N1740S), Norfolk, NE, Substantial damage. Drg lndg on highway r wing struck a pwr line guy wire.

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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