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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Five Points, CA · April 29, 1981

Date
April 29, 1981 · 04:30 local
Place
Five Points, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1742S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVA39
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,417 total4,100 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power at start of ag operation. Crashed into trees, burned. Cause unknown. Possible carbureator ice.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER AT START OF AG OPERATION. CRASHED INTO TREES, BURNED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE CARBUREATOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.