# Accident 19801204071069A: Ayres S2R, Huron, CA, December 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1980, 09:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5536X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5536X-1981-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,235 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801204071069A

## Narrative

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

STRONG WIND GUST CAUSED AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF RUNWAY. HIT SOFT DIRT, NOSED OVER. FACTOR EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND GUSTS.

## 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 LAX81FVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA13), Dec 4, 1980: Aero Comdr S2R (N5536X), Huron, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5536X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810112002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810112002469A), Jan 12, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5536X), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled on pullup from a spray run. Accustom to airplane with more horsepower.

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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