# Accident 19810504022079A: Ayres S2R, Williams, CA, May 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1981, 11:55 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.1498° N, 122.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-122.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8424V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8424V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,200 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810504022079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING AG OPERATION. LANDED IN RICE FIELD, NOSED OVER. FOUND BROKEN ENGINE CYLINDER.

## 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 LAX81FVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG31), May 4, 1981: Rockwell S2R (N8424V), Williams, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8424V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230307001789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230307001789A), Mar 7, 2023: Rockwell International S-2R (N8424V), Willows, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Evidence of the wreckage from [privacy data omitted] indicate that the aircraft was heading eastbound perpendicular to power lines while performing aerial…

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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