# Accident 19811203079549A: Ayres S2R, Corcoran, CA, December 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4248X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4248X-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,090 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203079549A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY OPERATION. STRUCK CANAL BANK ON FORCED LANDING. CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPERATED. PN 366249.

## 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 LAX82FVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVA09), Dec 3, 1981: Aero Comdr S-2R (N4248X), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4248X (2)

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

- [Accident 19780708021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708021989A), Jul 8, 1978: Ayres S2R (N4248X), Raisin City, CA, Substantial damage. Acft collided with 9FT irrigation stand pipe flying east into mor sun.
- [Accident 19750813025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813025439A), Aug 13, 1975: Ayres S2R (N4248X), Latta, SC, Substantial damage. Poor comp nr 5-9 cyl. Spark plugs worn and dirty showed evidence of arcing.

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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