# Accident 19810429020909A: Ayres S2R, Grimes, CA, April 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1981, 06:45 local time
- Place: Grimes, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.0742° N, 121.8988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grimes, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0742&lon=-121.8988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8536V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,256 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429020909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING PROCEDURE TURN WHILE SEEDING OPERATION WAS BEING PERFORMED.

## 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 LAX81FVG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG30), Apr 29, 1981: Ayers S2R (N8536V), Grimes, CA, 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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