# Accident 19810429026789A: Ayres S2R, Five Points, CA, April 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1981, 04:30 local time
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N1742S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1742S-2009-09-18) (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: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,417 total, 4,100 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810429026789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FVA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA39), Apr 29, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N1742S), Five Points, CA, destroyed

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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