# Accident 19730221014239A: Ayres S2R, Loxahatchee, FL, February 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1973
- Place: Loxahatchee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8977Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8977Q-1981-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,114 total, 322 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKT68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730221014239A

## Narrative

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

BKN LINK RODS IN NR 1,2 AND 9 CYL.PLT LNDD ACFT IN TREES.

## 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 MIA73DKT68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT68), Feb 21, 1973: Aero Comdr S-2R (N8977Q), Loxahatchee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8977Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19780225004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780225004879A), Feb 25, 1978: Ayres S2R (N8977Q), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage

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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