# Incident 19831119071629I: Ayres STCS2, Calipatria, CA, November 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1983, 14:45 local time
- Place: Calipatria, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4004K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4004K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES STCS2
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119071629I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A VEHICLE ON A ROAD WHILE TRYING TO FLY UNDER WIRESON A AG RUN. IMPACT PUNCTURED THE FUEL TANK. FORCED DOWN.

## Other reports on N4004K (1)

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

- [Accident 20240620005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240620005749A), Jun 20, 2024: Ayres Corporation S2R-600 (N4004K), Canadian Lakes, MI, Substantial damage. On June 20, 2024, at 0730 local time, an Ayres thrush S2R-G1 aircraft, [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted] and flown by a commercial rated pilot,…

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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