# Accident 19811005065789A: Ayres S2R, Calipatria, CA, October 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1981, 07:30 local time
- Place: Calipatria, CA
- Airport: Calipatria Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5566X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5566X-2015-05-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,079 total, 2,536 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065789A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO DECAY IN TURN LOOKING FOR NURSE RIG.  LEVELED BUT UNABLE TO CHECK SINK RATE PRIOR TO IMPACT.

## 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 LAX82FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUM01), Oct 5, 1981: Aero Comdr S2R (N5566X), Calipatria, CA, 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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