# Accident 19930728025929A: Ayres S2RRESTD, Stratford, CA, July 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1993, 06:00 local time
- Place: Stratford, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RPRG
- Location: 36.1695° N, 119.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1695&lon=-119.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4930X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4930X-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,073 total, 1,719 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930728025929A

## Narrative

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

TURNED RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DIRT STRIP SAW WIRES TRIED TO AVOID SAME AND STRUCK A POWER POLE. CRASHED. BURNED.

## 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 LAX93LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA303), Jul 28, 1993: Ayres S2R (N4930X), Stratford, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FATIGUE AND THE LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4930X (1)

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

- [Accident 19910218002789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910218002789A), Feb 18, 1991: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4930X), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climb. Nosed over landing in soft soil. Engine fuel pump valve assembly by pass had failed.

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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