19810717042869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S-2R · Gila Bend, AZ · July 17, 1981

Date
July 17, 1981 · 20:00 local
Place
Gila Bend, AZ
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8937Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUJ76
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total700 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed during emergency landing. Pilot stated that bird may have been hit during climb out.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT STATED THAT BIRD MAY HAVE BEEN HIT DURING CLIMB OUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.