# Accident 19810528032279A: Ayres S2R, Bay, AR, May 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Bay, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.7461° N, 90.5521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7461&lon=-90.5521&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5630X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5630X-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528032279A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES DURING SPRAY RUN. CRASHED & BURNED. PILOT FATIGUE A FACTOR. HAD BEEN SPRAYING FOR 12 HOURS.

## 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 FTW81FPG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG35), May 28, 1981: Ayers S2R (N5630X), West Bay, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5630X (1)

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

- [Accident 19860611023659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860611023659A), Jun 11, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5630X), Graceville, FL, Destroyed. Entered a high speed stall on a swath turnaround. Aircraft cartwheeled four times after a wing struck the ground.

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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