# Accident 19810717042869A: Ayres S2R, Gila Bend, AZ, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8937Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8937Q-1995-10-04) (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 PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ76) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81DUJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ76), Jul 17, 1981: Ayres S2R (N8937Q), Gila Bend, AZ, 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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