# Accident 19940628017079A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Firebaugh, CA, June 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1994, 19:54 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQCG
- Location: 36.8509° N, 120.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8509&lon=-120.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4230X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4230X-1995-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940628017079A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFT EXPLODED ON A SPRAY RUN CRASHED AND BURNED. DISPENSING POWERED SULFUR DUST. CONSIDERED FIRE HAZARD.

## 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 LAX94LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA268), Jun 29, 1994: Rockwell S2-R (N4230X), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AS A RESULT OF INCAPACITATION FROM AN IN-FLIGHT SULFUR FIRE.

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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