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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Ayres S2RT34RESTD · Bakersfield, CA · March 23, 1992

Date
March 23, 1992 · 14:30 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
RPKG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59SK
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92FA149
Reported as
Ayres S2RT34RESTD
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A34
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total1,400 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left wing spar broke due corrosion during ag turn around. Huck bolts securing steel spar cap heavily corroded.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING SPAR BROKE DUE CORROSION DURING AG TURN AROUND. HUCK BOLTS SECURING STEEL SPAR CAP HEAVILY CORRODED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.