# Accident 19880830035929A: Ayres 600S2DRESTD, Los Banos, CA, August 30, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1988, 01:30 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPUG
- Location: 37.0702° N, 120.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0702&lon=-120.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1779S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1779S-1989-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (registry code 0143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2DRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,890 total, 3,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830035929A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER SHORT OF THE AG STRIP AFTER  THE ENGINE FAILED. FOUND A BLOWN CYLINDER.

## 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 LAX88DVA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA13), Aug 30, 1988: Ayres 600-S2D (N1779S), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage

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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