# Accident 19810622036159A: Ayres S2R, Mcallen, TX, June 22, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.2034° N, 98.2300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McAllen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2034&lon=-98.2300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5690X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690X-1981-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,575 total, 55 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622036159A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AT START OF PROCEDURE TURN AROUND FROM FIRST SPRAY RUN. AIRPLANE AT GROSS AND HOT, HUMID WEATHER.

## 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 FTW81FRG50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG50), Jun 22, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N5690X), Mcallen, TX, substantial damage

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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