- Date
- October 14, 1983, 03:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place
- Westside, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3089KAyres S2R-600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831014054519A
- Case key
- 23893
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Load jettison - performed
Abrupt maneuver
In flight collision with terrain/water
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Analysis
The eng lost power & the acft's gear collapsed during the subsequent forced landing. No preimpact failure/malfunction of the eng or prop were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3089K
- Reported as
- Ayres S2R-600
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2517R
- Airframe hours
- 535
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Five Points Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 8, 1983 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- Westside, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3089K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.