# Accident 19830722039629A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Avenal, CA, July 22, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.8892° N, 120.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8892&lon=-120.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,921 total, 2,202 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830722039629A

## Narrative

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

NEGLECTED TO SET STOP ON HOPPER AND DUMPED LOAD. LIGHTENED AIRCRAFT CLIMBED INTO A POWERLINE.CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 LAX83LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA353), Jul 23, 1983: Ayres Turbo Thrush S2R-34 (N57SK), Avenal, CA, 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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