# Accident 19870521038759A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Mendota, CA, May 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1987, 05:30 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWLG
- Location: 36.6693° N, 120.4497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6693&lon=-120.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4012Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4012Y-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870521038759A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE, IMPACTED CROPS. PILOTS VISION OBSCURED IN DAWN LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX87DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA09), May 21, 1987: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4012Y), Mendota, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4012Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19910509014871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014871A), May 9, 1991: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4012Y), Marysville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On spray turn around collided head on with N3633Q that was in turn climbout from ag strip. Failed to note other.

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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