# Accident 19730417016769A: Ayres S2B, Ft Myers, FL, April 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8805Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805Q-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73FKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417016769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ABOUT 1358 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT,6.1 IN AFT CG. PLT UNQUAL FOR TYPE OPERATION.

## 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 MIA73FKT82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT82), Apr 17, 1973: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N8805Q), Ft Myers, 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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