# Accident 19950721019359A: Ayres S2RR1340REST, Huron, CA, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 05:00 local time
- Place: Huron, CA
- Airport: Willett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RQMG
- Location: 36.2010° N, 120.0895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2010&lon=-120.0895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5609X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609X-1997-08-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019359A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO GROUND ON PULLUP FROM NIGHT SPRAY RUN WHILE LOOKING IN COCKPIT FOR MAP OF AREA. MEDICAL DRUG IMPAIRMENT.

## 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 LAX95LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA261), Jul 21, 1995: Aero Commander S2R (N5609X), Huron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION TO READ A MAP. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, WHICH REDUCED THE PILOT'S VISUAL…

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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