19860722035369A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2R-R1820 · Tranquility, CA · July 22, 1986

Date
July 22, 1986 · 04:03 local
Place
Tranquility, CA
Airport
Western Ag Aviation
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PWOG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4023S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FVA12
Reported as
Ayres S2RR1820
Reported engine
WRIGHT R182097
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,650 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Crashed, burned after pull up from spray run. Witnesses heard a pop and saw aircraft spin as turn lights rotated.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED, BURNED AFTER PULL UP FROM SPRAY RUN. WITNESSES HEARD A POP AND SAW AIRCRAFT SPIN AS TURN LIGHTS ROTATED.

NTSB investigation

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