# Accident 19730106004049A: Ayres S2B, Atlantic O.Nort, January 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1973
- Place: Atlantic O.Nort
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8953Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953Q-1974-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,590 total, 120 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730106004049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW 16HRS IN 24HR PERIOD.INFLT WITH OTR ACFT,LOST CTC.RADIO TRANS-FUEL EX,DITCHING.ACFT NOT FOUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA73DKT64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT64), Jan 6, 1973: Aero Comdr S-2R (N8953Q), Atlantic O.North (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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