# Accident 19831201059529A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Firebaugh, CA, December 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1983, 06:50 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Airport: Firebaugh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8505° N, 120.5392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8505&lon=-120.5392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8837Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,900 total, 8,244 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831201059529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA085), Dec 1, 1983: Aero Commander S2R (N8837Q), Firebaugh, CA, 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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