# NTSB LAX84FA011: Ayres S2R-600, N3089K, Westside, CA, October 14, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 14, 1983, 03:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place: Westside, CA
- Coordinates: 36.379142, -120.129814 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3791&lon=-120.1298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 23893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84FA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/23893/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA011

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - load jettison - performed, pilot in command
- Abrupt maneuver, landing - flare/touchdown
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3089K-2013-04-25), registration cancelled 2013-04-25, S/N 2571R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R-600
- Registry model: [Ayres S2R-600](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (registry code 0970102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2517R
- Airframe hours: 535
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831014054519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014054519A), Oct 14, 1983: Ayres S2R800, Westside, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a procedure turnaround. Stall landed collapsing the landing gear. Engine checked normal.

## Other investigations on N3089K (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 WPR09LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA299), Jun 19, 2009: Ayres S2R-600 (N3089K), Saint Anthony, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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