# NTSB Accident LAX05LA100
> **Ayres S2R** · 2005-02-18 · Firebaugh, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX05LA100
- **Event ID:** 20050224X00221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-02-18
- **Location:** Firebaugh, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.859722, -120.464447
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Ayres
- **Model:** S2R
- **Registration:** N4009M
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the loss of engine power during takeoff climb resulting from the fatigue failure of one of the compressor turbine blades; the cause of the fatigue failure could not be definitively determined.

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