# Accident 19811123078539A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Richey, MT, November 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Richey, MT
- Airport: Richey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6264° N, 105.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHEY (7U8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6264&lon=-105.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5686X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,665 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123078539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS CONTROL PROBLEM WITH AILERONS, BUT PROBLEM NOT ESTABLISHED. AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH FENCE AND CAUGHT FIRE

## 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 DEN82FTA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTA04), Nov 23, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Richey, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5686X (5)

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

- [Incident 20120311004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120311004239I), Mar 11, 2012: Ayres Corporation S-2R (N5686X), Kennedyville, MD, Minor damage. Pilot was exercising his aircraft preparing to begin ag operations (part 137). After a 20 to 30 minute flight, the engine lost power. The pilot was unable to…
- [Accident 20040531010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531010199A), May 31, 2004: Ayres S2RRESTD (N5686X), Beaver, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) Power failure during cruise flight. Emergency landing resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot.
- [Incident 20011108031649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011108031649I), Nov 8, 2001: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Morgan, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Engine flamed out at 1000 ft above ground level after departing Morgan airport (2U). Pilot landed on the westbound lane of I-84 at mile marker 95. Minor…
- [Accident 19960606012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606012939A), Jun 6, 1996: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Aberdeen, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot passed out returning to airport due g loads in steep turns stress and fatigue. Impacted level upright.
- [Incident 19780606044699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606044699I), Jun 6, 1978: Ayres S2R (N5686X), Circle, MT, Minor damage. Engine stopped due to a broken rocker arm boss at intake valve.

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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