# NTSB Accident LAX89LA202
> **AYRES S2R** · 1989-05-23 · ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA202
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28358
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-05-23
- **Location:** ATLANTIC OCEAN, AO
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AYRES
- **Model:** S2R
- **Registration:** N5548X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT FROM VMC TO IMC, WITH ICING CONDITIONS, FROM WHICH RECOVERY WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.

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