# Accident 19960511039329A: Ayres S2RG10, Williams, CA, May 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1996, 08:00 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NGPG
- Location: 39.1101° N, 122.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1101&lon=-122.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N447AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N447AT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-G6 (registry code 0970216, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-g6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER (registry code 01515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RG10
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960511039329A

## Narrative

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

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TURBINE ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. PARTS HITTING AIRCRAFT. LOST CONTROL IMPROPER BRAZING.

## 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 LAX96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA196), May 11, 1996: Ayres S2R-G6 (N447AT), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff, and the catastrophic failure of the engine's turbine section due to an improper overhaul procedure. A factor in the…

## Other reports on N447AT (1)

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

- [Incident 20070523008019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523008019I), May 23, 2007: Swrngn S2RG6 (N447AT), Arbuckle, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/23/07 at approx 2047 LCL time, while attempting to land at pacific valley air strip (1 mile north of Arbuckle, CA), aircraft landed short and struck…

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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