# Accident 19900915039579A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Yuma, AZ, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 04:05 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LWOG
- Location: 32.6799° N, 114.6606° 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=-114.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4165X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4165X-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,976 total, 1,469 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915039579A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SUPPORT GIRDER OF POWER STATION TOWER EN ROUTE TO SPRAY AREA. PILOT REPORTED WIND DRIFTED HIM INTO TOWER.

## 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 LAX90DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUJ08), Sep 15, 1990: Rockwell S-2R (N4165X), Yuma, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SELECT A CRUISE ALTITUDE WHICH WOULD ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTRUCTIONS. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT WHICH INHIBITED THE PILOT'S ABILITY TO SEE THE…

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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