# Accident 19810331013169A: Ayres S2R, Florida City, FL, March 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Florida City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 25.4405° N, 80.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florida City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4405&lon=-80.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4895X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4895X-1983-11-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FKT37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013169A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES AIRPLANE STALLED ON A SPRAY RUN TURN-AROUND. PILOT HAD ANOTHER PERSON ON HIS LAP ON THE SINGLE SEAT.

## 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 MIA81FKT37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT37), Mar 31, 1981: Rockwell S-2R (N4895X), Florida City, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4895X (2)

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

- [Accident 19790618011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790618011569A), Jun 18, 1979: Ayres S2R (N4895X), Montrose, AR, Substantial damage. Ran off runway on landing roll into ditch. Worn out brakes a factor.
- [Accident 19780628015909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780628015909A), Jun 28, 1978: Ayres S2B (N4895X), Alicia, AR, Substantial damage

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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