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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · El Centro, CA · September 18, 1981

Date
September 18, 1981 · 03:48 local
Place
El Centro, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8540V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUM20
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34AG
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,100 total3,000 in this make and model200 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 hit wires and crashed while spraying at night.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED WHILE SPRAYING AT NIGHT.

NTSB investigation

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