# Accident 19810602031039A: Ayres S2R, Alexandria, LA, June 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1981, 08:30 local time
- Place: Alexandria, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2934° N, 92.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2934&lon=-92.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8935Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8935Q-1989-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,422 total, 979 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602031039A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE ON RETURN FROM SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 FTW81DRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ17), Jun 2, 1981: Ayers S2R (N8935Q), Jonesville, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8935Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19860617029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617029449A), Jun 17, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8935Q), Liverpool, TX, Substantial damage. Above gross weight. Aircraft stalled during turn after swath run. Impacted ground nose down attitude.

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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