# Accident 19830615025899A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Arlington, GA, June 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1983, 17:45 local time
- Place: Arlington, GA
- Airport: Arlington
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4155° N, 84.7130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4155&lon=-84.7130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30878 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,331 total, 522 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830615025899A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BACKFIRED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED AND STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY. FUEL LEAK NOTED. ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED.

## 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 ATL83LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA229), Jun 15, 1983: Ayres S-2R (N30878), Arlington, GA, 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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