# Accident 19810731046519A: Ayres S2R, Hitchland, TX, July 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: Hitchland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.4989° N, 101.3185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hitchland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4989&lon=-101.3185&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3685X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3685X-1992-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,810 total, 650 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731046519A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO MILO FIELD AFTER HITTING JOHNSON GRASS WHILE FLYING UNDER POWERLINE ON SPRAY RUNS.

## 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 FTW81DQG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG44), Jul 31, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N3685X), Hitchland, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3685X (1)

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

- [Incident 19890831050499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831050499I), Aug 31, 1989: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N3685X), Portland, AR, Minor damage. Mower near runway. Attempted go around. Fuel exhaustion due to faulty gauges. Forced landing in field.

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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