# Accident 19870813044249A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Mendota, CA, August 13, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1987, 07:12 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6695° N, 120.4502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6695&lon=-120.4502&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 S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,014 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 244 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813044249A

## Narrative

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

AGRICULTURAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT HIT A POWERLINE DURING SPRAYING. PILOT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY PHOSPHATE POISONING.

## 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 LAX87DVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA11), Aug 13, 1987: Rockwell S-2R (N4219X), Mendota, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N4219X (1)

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

- [Incident 19860304011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860304011919I), Mar 4, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4219X), Firebaugh, CA, Minor damage. Returning to fill spray tank. Engine stopped. Nosed up during landing in field. Reported connecting rod failed.

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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