# Accident 19920323007319A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Bakersfield, CA, March 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPKG
- Location: 35.3401° N, 119.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3401&lon=-119.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59SK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59SK-2013-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6A series (registry code 61508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323007319A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA149), Mar 23, 1992: Ayres S2R-T34 (N59SK), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A CATASTROPHIC WING SPAR FAILURE PRECIPITATED BY HIDDEN CORROSION AND THE RESTRICTED VIEW OF THE AREA OF CORROSION BY THE AIRPLANE'S WING STRUCTURE.

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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