# Accident 19850306007059A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Bradley, AR, March 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1985, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bradley, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0905° N, 93.6505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0905&lon=-93.6505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8909Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8909Q-2013-09-13) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,060 total, 2,060 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850306007059A

## Narrative

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

WHIRLWIND ENCOUNTERED JUST AFTER LIFTOFF. DEPARTED SIDE OF RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN.

## 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 MKC85LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA068), Mar 6, 1985: Aero Commander S2R (N8909Q), Bradley, AR, 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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