# Accident 19881101048829A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Sublette, KS, November 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1988, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sublette, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NFKG
- Location: 37.4698° N, 100.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4698&lon=-100.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5517X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5517X-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881101048829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND CRASHED 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 MKC89LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA018), Nov 1, 1988: Rockwell S2R (N5517X), Sublette, KS, 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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