# Accident 19860605021789A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, La Feria, TX, June 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1986, 12:30 local time
- Place: La Feria, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1499° N, 97.8195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1499&lon=-97.8195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8813Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860605021789A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SPRAYING A FIELD, FLEW NORTH,THEN WEST AND STRUCK THE GUY WIRES OF A TELEVISION TOWER. HIT GROUND AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW86FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG25), Jun 5, 1986: Aero Commander S2R (N8813Q), La Feria, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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