# Accident 19900818034339A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Mendota, CA, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 04:00 local time
- Place: Mendota, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQIG
- Location: 36.6704° N, 120.4508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6704&lon=-120.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3657X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3657X-1992-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818034339A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DITCH BANK AND NOSED OVER WHILE SPRAYING COTTON.

## 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 LAX90DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVA09), Aug 18, 1990: Rockwell S2R (N3657X), Mendota, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. DARKNESS WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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