19830504017139A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R800 · Fallon, NV · May 4, 1983

Date
May 4, 1983 · 07:00 local
Place
Fallon, NV
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4985X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA215
Reported as
Ayres S2R800
Reported engine
WRIGHT R13001A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total1,600 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Began takeoff without a runup. Lacked speed for takeoff began dumping load ran thru a fence into an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN TAKEOFF WITHOUT A RUNUP. LACKED SPEED FOR TAKEOFF BEGAN DUMPING LOAD RAN THRU A FENCE INTO AN EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.