# Incident 19860304011919I: Ayres S2RRESTD, Firebaugh, CA, March 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1986, 17:30 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4219X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4219X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,610 total, 2,010 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304011919I

## Narrative

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

RETURNING TO FILL SPRAY TANK. ENGINE STOPPED. NOSED UP DURING LANDING IN FIELD. REPORTED CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## Other reports on N4219X (1)

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

- [Accident 19870813044249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813044249A), Aug 13, 1987: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4219X), Mendota, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Agricultural spray aircraft hit a powerline during spraying. Pilot may have been affected by phosphate poisoning.

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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