19811001065149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R · Garden City, TX · October 1, 1981

Date
October 1, 1981 · 12:25 local
Place
Garden City, TX
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8504V
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81DQG01
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,800 in this make and model57 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.

Pilot attempted takeoff in high vegetation. Aircraft did not clear gate at end of strip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN HIGH VEGETATION. AIRCRAFT DID NOT CLEAR GATE AT END OF STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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