# Accident 19730501019929A: Ayres S2R, Camden, AL, May 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1973
- Place: Camden, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.9985° N, 87.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9985&lon=-87.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5598X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5598X) (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 S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,026 total, 227 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730501019929A

## Narrative

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

HOLE DRILLED AT AN ANGLE WEAKENED TAIL WHEEL MOUNT.

## 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 MIA73DKJ58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKJ58), May 1, 1973: Aero Comdr 600S2C (N5598X), Camden, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5598X (1)

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

- [Incident 20150731012969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150731012969I), Jul 31, 2015: Aero Commander S2R (N5598X), Iowa City, IA, Minor damage. The ag aircraft struck a highline wire climbing out of the field during aerial application operations. Only the right main landing gear tire made contact with…

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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