# Accident 19830823044989A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Essex, MI, August 23, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1983, 10:59 local time
- Place: Essex, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6093° N, 83.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6093&lon=-83.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4025R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4025R-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1820 (registry code 0970215, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182097
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,468 total, 503 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830823044989A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES AND CRASHED DURING SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 CHI83LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA392), Aug 23, 1983: Ayres S2R-R1820 (N4025R), Essexville, MI, 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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