Ayres 600-S2D N1779S
30 August 1988 · Los Banos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1988 at about 08:30 local time, a Ayres 600-S2D registered N1779S, operated by San Luis Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Los Banos, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Banos, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0702, -120.8407
- Aircraft
- Ayres 600-S2D
- Registration
- N1779S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- San Luis Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVA13
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT WAS ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN NO 9 CYL HEAD CRACKED. PLT RETURNED FOR PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. ON APPROACH, OIL OBSCURED WINDSHIELD. PLT MISSED LANDING AREA; LANDED IN CULTIVATED FIELD BESIDE LANDING AREA. ACFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ayres 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 1987 | Ayres 600S-2D | Bancroft, Wisconsin, United States | Farmers Flying Service | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1988 | Colman BD-4 | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1988 | Cessna 182A | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1988 | Cessna 150F | Hayfork, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1988 | Cessna 180B | Quincy, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Hiller UH-12D | Winterhaven, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |