# Accident 19830317008379A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Dos Palos, CA, March 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dos Palos, CA
- Airport: Hamburg Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0706° N, 120.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0706&lon=-120.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8822Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8822Q-2007-08-29) (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: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317008379A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF THE LANDING STRIP INTO MUD AND NOSED OVER. WAS LANDING WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND.

## 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 LAX83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA148), Mar 17, 1983: Aero Commander S-2R (N8822Q), Dos Palos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8822Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20040918022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918022049A), Sep 18, 2004: Ayres S2R (N8822Q), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was spraying a field at night, flying under high tension powerlines suspended by towers, that converged into his flight path. Thinking he was at…
- [Accident 20020805017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805017049A), Aug 5, 2002: Ayres S2R (N8822Q), Losbanos, CA, No damage. (-23) On 08-05-02 at approximately 0615 hours PDT, Mr. Handy, a commercial pilot working for vance theil, inc., was engaged in agricultural aerial application…

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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