# Accident 19811001065149A: Ayres S2R, Garden City, TX, October 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1981, 12:25 local time
- Place: Garden City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.8728° N, 101.4884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8728&lon=-101.4884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8504V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG01-123317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001065149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW81DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG01-123317), Oct 1, 1981: Rockwell S-2R (N8504V), Garden City, TX, 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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