# Incident 19811001075419I: Ayers S2RT34, Rankin, TX, October 1, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1981, 09:25 local time
- Place: Rankin, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2254° N, 101.9394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rankin, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2254&lon=-101.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4009J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009J-2024-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYERS S2RT34
- Reported engine: PWA PT6*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,150 total, 40 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811001075419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT OIL PUMP JACK WITH AIRCRAFT LEFT WHEEL.

## Other reports on N4009J (1)

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

- [Incident 20050317011739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050317011739I), Mar 17, 2005: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N4009J), Holtville, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the right landing gear collapsed during take-off from a dirt strip. He said that the aircraft had a full load of product for aerial…

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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