# Accident 19810428022329A: Ayres S2R, Firebaugh, CA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8913Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8913Q-2017-10-27) (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
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,221 total, 28 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428022329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION. CRASH-LANDED IN FARM FIELD. NO ENGINE DEFECTS. POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM 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 LAX81FVA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA37), Apr 28, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N8913Q), Firebaugh, CA, 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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