# Accident 19810417019289A: Ayers S2RT34, Hillsboro, KS, April 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1981, 13:55 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3527° N, 97.1996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3527&lon=-97.1996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4122X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4122X-1982-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYERS S2RT34
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,850 total, 275 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417019289A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. HAD STARTED DUMPTING LOAD. CONDITION LEVER MAY HAVE MOVED TO IDLE CUT-OFF.

## 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 MKC81FCQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ28), Apr 17, 1981: Ayers S2R-34 (N4122X), Hillsboro, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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