# Accident 19890810028889A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Tranquility, CA, August 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1989, 23:15 local time
- Place: Tranquility, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PXIG
- Location: 36.6509° N, 120.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6509&lon=-120.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072X-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810028889A

## Narrative

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

WING CAUGHT IN HIGH WEEDS ON EDGE OF PRIVATE STRIP. LEFT RUNWAY INTO SOFT FIELD, SIDE LOAD WIPED GEAR. SPAR BROKEN.

## 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 LAX89DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA09), Aug 11, 1989: Aero Commander S2R (N4072X), Tranquillity, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S VISUAL LOOK-OUT WAS INADEQUATE AND THAT HE FAILED TO SEE THE HIGH VEGETATION UPON LANDING. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT ARE DARK NIGHT AND HIGH VEGETATION.

## Other reports on N4072X (1)

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

- [Accident 19740512013579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512013579A), May 12, 1974: Ayres S2R (N4072X), Rayne, LA, Substantial damage. Brk lngs fnd glazd. Cmdr thrush N3880X sub dmg prkd on end of rnwy. Hit durng end of roll out

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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