# Accident 19820831043209A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Goodyear, AZ, August 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1982, 20:30 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Litchfiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5611X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5611X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,502 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820831043209A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED LANDING GEAR ON A DITCH DURING A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED AFTER RETURNING TO BASE.

## 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 LAX82DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ45), Sep 1, 1982: Ayres S2R (N5611X), Goodyear, AZ, 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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