# Accident 19940926030519A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Visalia, CA, September 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MBVG
- Location: 36.4001° N, 119.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4001&lon=-119.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8874Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8874Q-1995-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RR1340REST
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA379) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940926030519A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING STRUCK POWER LINE DURING SPRAY RUN TURN AROUND. CRASHED AND 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 LAX94LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA379), Sep 26, 1994: Rockwell S2R (N8874Q), Visalia, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain an adequate visual lookout and collided with power lines which resulted in an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N8874Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19910810040159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910810040159I), Aug 10, 1991: Ayres S2R (N8874Q), Visalia, CA, Minor damage. Lost engine power on takeoff. Dumped water but aircraft settled. Landed off end of runway.
- [Accident 19830804043719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804043719A), Aug 4, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8874Q), Cantua Creek, CA, Substantial damage. Static electricity ignited sulfur dust in cockpit. Blinded by smoke pilot landed in a muddy field. Nosed over.

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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