# Accident 19890914034899A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Yuma, AZ, September 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZEWG
- Location: 32.6799° N, 114.6593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6799&lon=-114.6593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4977X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4977X-2018-05-30) (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 S2RRESTD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,903 total, 485 in this make and model, 191 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890914034899A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO EDGE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING. MAIN WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT DIRT ON EDGE OF RUNWAY FLIPPING AIRCRAFT OVER.

## 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 LAX89DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ10), Sep 14, 1989: Ayres S-2R (N4977X), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING ON A DRY GRAVEL RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4977X (2)

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

- [Accident 20110110000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110110000469A), Jan 10, 2011: Rockwell In S-2R (N4977X), Oakley, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On JANUARY10, 2011, at 1057 PST, a Rockwell S2R N4977X registered to alexander ag flying was flying below 200 feet heading approximately 210 degrees as he flew…
- [Accident 19940310007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940310007189A), Mar 10, 1994: Ayres S2RR1820 (N4977X), Tacna, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine siezed on short final. Landed adjacent to runway. Struck a berm. Engine sustained catastrophic failure.

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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