# Incident 19830902067709I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Somerton, AZ, September 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1983, 22:13 local time
- Place: Somerton, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6018° N, 114.6963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerton, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6018&lon=-114.6963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8961Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8961Q-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,767 total, 680 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902067709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON A SPRAY RUN. DUMPED LOAD AND LANDED ON A ROAD. SPRAY BOOM HIT COTTON. NR 3 ROCKER BOX CRACKED.

## Other reports on N8961Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19831110057659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831110057659A), Nov 10, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8961Q), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine lost power during procedure turn while spraying. No discrepancy was found with engine.
- [Accident 19770905027259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905027259A), Sep 5, 1977: Ayres S2R (N8961Q), Stanfield, AZ, Substantial damage. Dd amid farm machinery.

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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