# NTSB investigations: Ayres S-2R, AZ

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB LAX96LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA230.md): Ayres S2R · Oracle, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1996 · N4006K · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper decision to turn toward rising terrain, without releasing or jettisoning the load of fire retardant, while maneuvering at slow airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were:…
- [NTSB LAX82DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUJ45.md): Ayres S2R · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 1, 1982 · N5611X · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft had just been loaded with spray material. The pilot stated that after taking off, he leveled off over cotton at the end of the strip and made a power reduction. At about that time, the aircraft settled into the cotton and hit an embankment. The…
- [NTSB LAX81DUJ76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ76.md): Ayres S2R · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 17, 1981 · N8937Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ99.md): Aero Comdr S2R · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 27, 1978 · N5052X · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0970101', '0970113', '0970114'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0970101&state=AZ

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