# Accident 19820714028949A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Graceville, MN, July 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1982, 14:05 local time
- Place: Graceville, MN
- Airport: Graceville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5687° N, 96.4372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graceville, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5687&lon=-96.4372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3690X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3690X-2012-12-11) (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 S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,722 total, 1,933 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820714028949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT DURING SPRAY RUN, PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT TRYING TO AVOID WIRES.

## 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 CHI82DA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA247), Jul 14, 1982: Aero Commander S2R (N3690X), Graceville, MN, destroyed

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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