# Accident 19801001048729A: Ayres S2R, Kettleman City, CA, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8886Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8886Q-2013-05-16) (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: 8,451 total, 367 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048729A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL TRUNION BROKE ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED INTO TREES. CORROSION FROM CHEMICALS CAUSED PROBLEM.

## 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 LAX81FVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA02), Oct 1, 1980: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N8886Q), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8886Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19811006066799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811006066799A), Oct 6, 1981: Ayres S2R (N8886Q), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled in pull up and turn around while looking for flagger.
- [Accident 19761001029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001029339A), Oct 1, 1976: Ayres S2R (N8886Q), Lemoore, CA, Substantial damage. Brake drum attach bolt jammed between drum and brake shoe. Wheel locked.

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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