# Accident 19820416010019A: Ayres S2R, Kettleman City, CA, April 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1982, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.0494° N, 119.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0494&lon=-119.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5672X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5672X-2013-04-22) (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 S2R
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820416010019A

## Narrative

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

OPERATING WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE. MISJUDGED TIME. RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AG OPERATION.

## 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 LAX82DA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA137), Apr 16, 1982: Avres S-2R (N5672X), Kettleman City, 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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