# Accident 20050218002219A: Ayres S2RT34RESTD, Firebaugh, CA, February 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2005, 08:30 local time
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Airport: Firebaugh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VT6G
- Location: 36.8597° N, 120.4644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8597&lon=-120.4644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4009M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-T34 (registry code 0970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2RT34RESTD
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A34AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE-OFF, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING IN A WET PLOWED FIELD OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX05LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA100), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff climb resulting from the fatigue failure of one of the compressor turbine blades; the cause of the fatigue failure could not be definitively determined.

## Other reports on N4009M (2)

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

- [Accident 19880902036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036859A), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Flying under wires hit a brace cable. Impact sheared off the rudder and stabilizer. Lost control. Stopped inverted.
- [Incident 19790220007409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007409I), Feb 20, 1979: Ayres S2RT34 (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Minor damage. Wheel of aircraft went into mud on side of narrow landing strip.

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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