# Accident 19730419009049A: Ayres S2B, Casa Grande, AZ, April 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1973
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Francisco Grande
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.8839° N, 111.8573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Francisco Grande Airfield, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8839&lon=-111.8573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9424R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9424R-1973-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2A (registry code 8380202, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,105 total, 24 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419009049A

## Narrative

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

DISSECTING AORTIC ANEURYSM.SPRAYING GOLF COURSE.

## 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 LAX73FUJ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ68), Apr 19, 1973: Snow S2A (N9424R), Casa Grande, AZ, 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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