Ayres S2R-600 accident near Westside, California, October 14, 1983
On October 14, 1983 at about 10:30 am local time, a Ayres S2R-600, registered N3089K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Westside, California. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 14, 1983 · about 10:30 am local time
- Place
- Westside, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Ayres S2R-600
- Registration
- N3089K · no longer on the register · serial 2517R
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 8,000 hours in all; 5,000 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days; 8,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 535 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 8, 1983; 35 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Westside CA at 10:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N3089K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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