# Accident 19740110000619A: Ayres S2R, Five Points, CA, January 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1974
- Place: Five Points, CA
- Airport: Five Points
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.4255° N, 120.1034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Five Points Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4255&lon=-120.1034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5542X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542X-2012-08-23) (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: 10,935 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740110000619A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OVERLOADED.

## 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 OAK74DVA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA39), Jan 10, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N5542X), Five Points, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5542X (1)

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

- [Accident 19780622015389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622015389A), Jun 22, 1978: Ayres S2B (N5542X), Helm, CA, Destroyed

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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