19831201059529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RRESTD · Firebaugh, CA · December 1, 1983

Date
December 1, 1983 · 06:50 local
Place
Firebaugh, CA
Airport
Firebaugh
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8837Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA085
Reported as
Ayres S2RRESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,900 total8,244 in this make and model219 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot forgot to remove aileron control lock and could not control aircraft after takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FORGOT TO REMOVE AILERON CONTROL LOCK AND COULD NOT CONTROL AIRCRAFT AFTER TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.