# Accident 19910720028699A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Drayton, ND, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Drayton, ND
- Airport: Sanderson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PVMG
- Location: 48.5594° N, 97.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5594&lon=-97.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8988Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720028699A

## Narrative

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

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO LIFT FAILED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY COLLAPSING GEAR. DID NOT DUMP LOAD OR TIMELY ABORT.

## 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 CHI91DTG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG06), Jul 20, 1991: Ayres S2R (N8988Q), Drayton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM ANY PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND DID NOT USE THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA.

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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