# Accident 19830929052449A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Napoleonville, LA, September 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1983, 08:15 local time
- Place: Napoleonville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.9306° N, 91.0203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9306&lon=-91.0203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8890Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890Q-2003-11-17) (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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929052449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO A MAP INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO SUGAR CANE APPROACHING SWATH RUN.

## 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 FTW83LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA446), Sep 29, 1983: Aero Commander S2R (N8890Q), Napoleonville, LA, 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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