19801020056919A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Maricopa, CA · October 20, 1980

Date
October 20, 1980 · 13:20 local
Place
Maricopa, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4215X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVA06
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,390 total1,250 in this make and model150 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.

Ag pilot allowed aircraft to fly into ground. Indications of pilot incapacitation.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO FLY INTO GROUND. INDICATIONS OF PILOT INCAPACITATION.

NTSB investigation

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