# Accident 19831110057659A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Yuma, AZ, November 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1983, 16:08 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&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 R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831110057659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER DURING PROCEDURE TURN WHILE SPRAYING. NO DISCREPANCY WAS FOUND WITH ENGINE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8961Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19830902067709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902067709I), Sep 2, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8961Q), Somerton, AZ, Minor damage. Engine lost power on a spray run. Dumped load and landed on a road. Spray boom hit cotton. Nr 3 rocker box cracked.
- [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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