# Accident 19910414019749A: Ayres S2RNORMAL, Grangeville, ID, April 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1991
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TZJG
- Location: 45.8995° N, 116.1298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8995&lon=-116.1298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5539X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539X-1992-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RNORMAL
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414019749A

## Narrative

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

BECAME MISSING ON FERRY FLIGHT TO GRANGEVILLE,ID. LAST SEEN NEAR ELK CITY,ID. BELOW 800 FT OVERCAST IN RAIN SHOWERS

## 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 SEA91LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA260), Apr 15, 1991: Aero Commander S-2R (N5539X), Grangeville, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, RESULTING IN PILOT DISORIENTATION AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO A BOX CANYON. FACTORS…

## Other reports on N5539X (1)

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

- [Incident 19810606039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606039359I), Jun 6, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5539X), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Overturned in plowed field during forced landing due to engine 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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