Ayres S2R accidents
The NTSB database holds 243 accidents and incidents involving the Ayres S2R, recorded between 1978 to 2026. 43 of them were fatal (18%), and 42 people died.
The deadliest year was 1997, with 3 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is in flight (8 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Australia and Colombia.
36 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
243
Records
43
Fatal
42
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1978 to 2026
Period
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207 of 243 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 243 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1998 | Ayres S2R-T34 | San Jose del, Colombia | Dyncorp Aerospace Technology | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Ayres S2R | São José Do Rio Claro, Brazil | Aeroagrícola Bela Vista Ltda - ME | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Ayres S2R-G10 | Derner, California, United States | Jones Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2022 | Ayres S2R | Morden Reginao, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Parkin, Arkansas, United States | Air Aids Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Ayres S2R | Diatar, Mauritania | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 2018 | Ayres S2R | El Reno, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 2018 | Ayres S2R | Jaramillo, Ecuador | Agro Aereo Fumigation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2016 | Ayres S2R | Valparaiso, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Ayres S2R T34 | Blythe, California, United States | Morris Ag Air & Sons, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 2013 | Ayres S2R | Wave Rock, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 2012 | Ayres S2R | Moree, Australia, Australia | Alexander Aviation PTY LTD | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 2010 | Ayres S2R | Rushville, Nebraska, United States | Scott Kyle J | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2009 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Hertford, North Carolina, United States | Craft Air Service Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Ayres S2R-T15 | Morton, Mississippi, United States | Cochran Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2006 | Ayres S2R-G10 | Dexter, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Colt, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Ayres S2R | Serignan, France | Midair | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Ayres S2R | Firebaugh, California, United States | Vance Ag | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 2003 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Breckenridge, Michigan, United States | Gorsuch, Earl M | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 2003 | Ayres S2R-T41 | Pasto, Colombia | United States Department of State | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Ayres S2R-600 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jun 2000 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Helena, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1998 | Ayres S2R-R1340 | Humphrey, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Ayres S2R-T15 | Oakridge, Louisiana, United States | Arkla Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Corning, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1997 | Ayres S2R | Brenon, Panama | William A Dufour | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1996 | Ayres S2R-T45 | Granger, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1995 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Stanfield, Arizona, United States | Walton Enterprises of Arizona | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1994 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Elaine, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 May 1992 | Ayres S2R | Hebert, Louisiana, United States | Kenneys Aero Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1991 | Ayres S2R-T15 | Cordell, Oklahoma, United States | JOE F. Fickling | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1991 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Parkin, Arkansas, United States | Richard Reade | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1990 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Thornton, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 1989 | Ayres S2R | Atlantic Ocean | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1988 | Ayres S2R | Firebaugh, California, United States | Combs, Michael L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 1986 | Ayres S2R | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 1986 | Ayres S2R | Tranquility, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1986 | Ayres S2R-1820 | Dundee, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 1983 | Ayres S2R-R3S | Kerman, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1981 | Ayres S2R | Hollandale, Mississippi, United States | Glover Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Ayres S2R | La Lima, Honduras | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Beaman, Iowa, United States | Hoppe Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2025 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Slayton, Minnesota, United States | North Star Aviation Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2025 | Ayres S2R | Akron, Iowa, United States | Crop Dusters LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2024 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Antioch, Nebraska, United States | AG Solutions LLC | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Ayres S2R | Stanwood, Michigan, United States | Heritage AG LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2023 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Three Rocks, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2023 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2022 | Ayres S2R | Trangie, Australia | - | No injuries | - |