# Incident 19810606039359I: Ayres S2R, Bakersfield, CA, June 6, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5539X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539X-1992-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606039359I

## Narrative

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

OVERTURNED IN PLOWED FIELD DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N5539X (1)

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

- [Accident 19910414019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414019749A), Apr 14, 1991: Ayres S2RNORMAL (N5539X), Grangeville, ID, Damage unknown, 1 fatal. Became missing on ferry flight to Grangeville,ID. Last seen near elk city,ID. Below 800 ft overcast in rain showers

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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