# Accident 19880621022459A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Firebaugh, CA, June 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1988, 07:20 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQFG
- Location: 36.8503° N, 120.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8503&lon=-120.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5512X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5512X-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney TWJR-SAIG (registry code 52029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-twjr-saig) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,902 total, 1,144 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621022459A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A LEVEE ELECTRICAL POLE AND AN ALFALFA FIELD DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 LAX88DVA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA07), Jun 21, 1988: Ayres S2R (N5512X), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5512X (3)

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

- [Accident 19790609010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609010369A), Jun 9, 1979: Ayres S2R (N5512X), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot on first night spray run struck wires during turn around.
- [Accident 19770418041689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770418041689A), Apr 18, 1977: Ayres S2R (N5512X), TX, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19760824030079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824030079A), Aug 24, 1976: Ayres S2R (N5512X), Pahokee, FL, Substantial damage. Using reverse thrust on ldg roll. Tailwheel lock improperly adjusted.

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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