# Accident 19920909035609A: Ayres S2*, Tranquility, CA, September 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tranquility, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQIG
- Location: 36.6497° N, 120.2809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6497&lon=-120.2809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5674X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5674X-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2*
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,196 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909035609A

## Narrative

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

SINK RATE TOO HIGH ON TURN AROUND,DIVED FOR NEXT SPRAY RUN. HIT GROUND. COLLAPSED RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND GROUND LOOPED

## 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 LAX92LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA379), Sep 9, 1992: Ayres S2R-600 (N5674X), Tranquillity, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING; HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE; AND THE EXCESSIVE DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO OVERLOAD.

## Other reports on N5674X (2)

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

- [Accident 20080324013999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080324013999A), Mar 24, 2008: Ayres S2R600 (N5674X), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot descended too low on spray run and hit a berm with the main gear. The main gear departed the aircraft. The aircraft was flipped over. Damage was…
- [Incident 19890811050849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811050849I), Aug 11, 1989: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5674X), Kerman, CA, Minor damage. Partial power failure on climbout. Landed straight ahead. Minor damage. Cause not stated.

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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