# Accident 19811004065239A: Ayres S2R, Bakersfield, CA, October 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568-2013-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,540 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065239A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE CYLINDER DURING SPRAY OPERATION. COLLAPSED GEAR LANDING CROSS FURROWS.

## 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 LAX82DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA04), Oct 4, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N8568), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8568 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780209007849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209007849I), Feb 9, 1978: Ayres S2R (N8568), Bakersfield, CA. Engine progressively lost power. Exhust gasses were getting into the inductin system through carb heat box.

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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