# Accident 20080324013999A: Ayres S2R600, Blythe, CA, March 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2008, 19:45 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5674X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5674X-2013-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080324013999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DESCENDED TOO LOW ON SPRAY RUN AND HIT A BERM WITH THE MAIN GEAR. THE MAIN GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLIPPED OVER. DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 LAX08CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA085), Mar 25, 2008: Ayres S2R-600 (N5674X), Blythe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dusk light condition and the pressure the pilot felt to accomplish the flight.

## Other reports on N5674X (2)

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

- [Accident 19920909035609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909035609A), Sep 9, 1992: Ayres S2* (N5674X), Tranquility, CA, Substantial damage. Sink rate too high on turn around,dived for next spray run. Hit ground. Collapsed right main gear and ground looped
- [Incident 19890811050849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811050849I), Aug 11, 1989: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5674X), Kerman, CA, Minor damage. Partial power failure on climbout. Landed straight ahead. Minor damage. Cause not stated.

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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