# Accident 19850830042269A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Rosharon, TX, August 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Rosharon, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.3694° N, 95.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3694&lon=-95.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4012P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4012P-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (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 PT6A21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 600 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LRA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830042269A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN THROUGH DENSE WEEDS AND BOOM STRUCK GROUND. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW85LRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LRA04), Aug 30, 1985: Rockwell S2R-600 (N4012P), Rosharon, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4012P (1)

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

- [Incident 19830608032539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830608032539I), Jun 8, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4012P), Rosharon, TX, Minor damage. Tail wheel spring broke on landing. Prop and wing tip struck the ground trying to hold tail up on rollout.

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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