# Accident 19740418009709A: Ayres S2R, Eunice, LA, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Eunice, LA
- Airport: Farmers Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3652X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3652X-2000-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418009709A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED DOWN STRIP.GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID VEHICLES PARKED AT END.HIT G-164,N592Y,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

## 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 FTW74DRD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD29), Apr 18, 1974: Aero Cmdr 600S2R (N3652X), Eunice, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3652X (2)

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

- [Accident 19980909029959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909029959A), Sep 9, 1998: Ayres S2R (N3652X), Malone, FL, Destroyed. (.4)The pilot stated that he was approximately three miles west of the airstrip when the engine lost all power. He stated, '...I was 600 to 700 feet AGL., I…
- [Accident 19750510012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510012369A), May 10, 1975: Ayres S2R (N3652X), Oakdale, LA, Substantial damage. Soft spots on rwy. Tail hit rice levee.

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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