# Accident 19830603027239A: Ayres S2C, Heppner, OR, June 3, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1983, 12:44 local time
- Place: Heppner, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.3102° N, 119.5802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3102&lon=-119.5802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1665S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1665S-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2C
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,218 total, 84 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830603027239A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING AN AG OPERATION. LANDED DOWNHILL.  AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS DAMAGING A WING.

## 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 SEA83LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA136), Jun 3, 1983: Snow S2C (N1665S), Hepner, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1665S (1)

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

- [Accident 19990601005939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601005939A), Jun 1, 1999: Ayres S2C (N1665S), Paul, ID, Substantial damage. Acft was departig private strip when acft lost lift. Pilot dumped most of the liquid fertilizer but crashed in sage brush. (-23) pilot had been spreading…

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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