# Accident 19901016046269A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, El Centro, CA, October 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1990, 19:20 local time
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSWG
- Location: 32.8604° N, 115.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8604&lon=-115.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4001M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4001M-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 432 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016046269A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG ON TAKEOFF,LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO STACK OF HAY BALES IN OPEN FIELD.ENGINE OVER TORQUED,NO DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX91DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUM02), Oct 17, 1990: Ayres S2RT-T34 (N4001M), El Centro, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH A GROUND OBJECT AFTER THE PILOT SUCCESSFULLY MADE A NIGHT TIME EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE POWER INTERRUPTION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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