# Accident 19890803027879A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Tolleson, AZ, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 05:45 local time
- Place: Tolleson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZBUG
- Location: 33.4191° N, 112.2694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4191&lon=-112.2694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1751S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803027879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON A SPRAY RUN. REMAINED AIRBORNE RETURNED TO BASE. WAS DISTRACTED TALKING TO HIS FLAGMAN.

## 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 LAX89DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ08), Aug 3, 1989: Aero Commander S2R (N1751S), Tolleson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID CONTACT WITH SOME WIRES.

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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