# NTSB LAX80DUM05: Aero Comdr S2R, N8970Q, Calipatria, CA, November 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1979
- Place: Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2856  79/11/13   CALIPATRIA,CA       AERO COMDR S2R      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 1045                    N8970Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CALIPATRIA,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- OBSERVED CARS ON ROAD CROSSING END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8970Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S2R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791113033539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113033539A), Nov 13, 1979: Ayres S2R, Calipatria, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff due to autos on runway. Lost control of aircraft. Ground looped into a ditch.

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.

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