# Accident 20120907020559A: Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340, Brawley, CA, September 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAYG
- Location: 33.0675° N, 115.4086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0675&lon=-115.4086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4020A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4020A-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-R1340 (registry code 0970210, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES CORPORATION S2R-R1340
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120907020559A

## Narrative

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

AYRES CORPORATION S2R-R1340 IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE DEPARTING AN OFF AIRPORT DIRT STRIP 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRAWLEY CA AT 0619000PDT.  1 POB SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 WPR12CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA403), Sep 7, 2012: Ayres S2R-R1340 (N4020A), Brawley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt to takeoff in high temperatures with a tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the sun glare.

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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