Aircraft Description
N850VA is a Ayres Corporation S2R-R1340, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Valburg Aerial Spraying INC in White River, SD. This aircraft holds a multiple airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 29, 1988. The registration certificate was issued on April 14, 2023. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2030. Powered by a P&w R1340 SERIES engine producing 600 horsepower, N850VA is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABA934 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N850VA was last updated on April 14, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Ayres S-2R-T660 Turbo Thrush is a specialized agricultural aircraft that represented a technological shift from radial to turboprop power in crop-dusting operations. First flown in its prototype S-2R form on September 9, 1975, with the T660 variant certificated in March 2000, it is a single-seat, low-wing taildragger configuration powered by a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A turboprop engine. With an empty weight of 2,336 kg and maximum loaded weight of 5,670 kg, it features a chemical hopper capacity up to 2,273 liters. The aircraft was manufactured by Ayres Corporation in Albany, Georgia. AviatorDB tracks 248 Ayres Corporation aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A660.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N850VA. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC