# Accident 19730629027049A: Ayres S2R, Ottowa Lake, MI, June 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Ottowa Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N8870Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8870Q-2018-06-04) (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: 1,428 total, 405 in this make and model, 284 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC41-201655) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629027049A

## Narrative

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

ENG LOST PWR.PLT LINED UP ON LANE BETWEEN CROPS. LOST GRND REF,OIL ON WINDSHIELD LDG INTO SUN.

## 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 CHI74FEC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC41-201655), Jun 29, 1973: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N8870Q), Ottowa Lake, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8870Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20160819014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160819014599A), Aug 19, 2016: Aero Commander S2R (N8870Q), Center, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 08/19/2016 at aprox. 10:25 N8870Q an Aero Commander S2R took off from Monte Vista Municipal Airport (kmvi). The aircraft was scheduled to spray a field 14.5…
- [Accident 20020821023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020821023519A), Aug 21, 2002: Ayres S2R (N8870Q), Connell, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported severe wind gust (dust devil) after landing which caused him to lose control of the aircraft. Aircraft came to a rest after ground loop…

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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