# Accident 19840509016469A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Bay City, TX, May 9, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1984, 13:06 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9696° N, 95.9591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9696&lon=-95.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8481V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8481V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33111U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,712 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016469A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO FLY UNDER POWERLINE DURING A SPRAY RUN. WIRES TORE LOOSE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. WENT STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.

## 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 FTW84LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA228), May 10, 1984: Rockwell S-2R (N8481V), Bay City, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8481V (1)

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

- [Incident 20140716011379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140716011379I), Jul 16, 2014: Rockwell International S-2R (N8481V), Grenora, ND, Minor damage. During application of agricutural chemicals to wheat field, pilot struck an electrical power line, severing the line and damaging the propeller of the aircaft,…

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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