# Accident 19850804036139A: Ayres STCS2, Caldwell, ID, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Caldwell, ID
- Airport: Caldwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.5998° N, 116.6095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5998&lon=-116.6095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5511X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5511X) (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 STCS2
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE33143A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,785 total, 0 in this make and model, 588 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA85LYA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LYA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804036139A

## Narrative

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

DURING DESCENT FOR DUSTING RUN,PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG. LANDED IN FIELD WITH DAMAGE ON ROLLOUT. TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.

## 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 SEA85LYA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LYA01), Aug 4, 1985: Rockwell S2R (N5511X), Caldwell, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5511X (1)

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

- [Accident 19860724034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724034989A), Jul 24, 1986: Ayres S2AAYRES (N5511X), Nampa, ID, Destroyed. Aircraft was on an aerial pollination flight. Pulled up too steeply, rolled inverted and impacted the ground.

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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