# Accident 19880819034599A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Kerman, CA, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kerman, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXGG
- Location: 36.7097° N, 120.1501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7097&lon=-120.1501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8930Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8930Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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 S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819034599A

## Narrative

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

MADE A SUCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. ORIGIN WAS A LEAKING FUEL LINE.

## 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 LAX88DVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA12), Aug 20, 1988: Ayres S2R (N8930Q), Kerman, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8930Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20040311003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040311003659A), Mar 11, 2004: Ayres S2R (N8930Q), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was taking off from an agricultural airstrip that was facing the sun at sunset and the pilot's forward vision was obstructed from the sunset. Loss…

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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