# Accident 19740512013579A: Ayres S2R, Rayne, LA, May 12, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1974
- Place: Rayne, LA
- Airport: Leger Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.2405° N, 92.2673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayne, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2405&lon=-92.2673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072X-2012-11-19) (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: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 204 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512013579A

## Narrative

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

BRK LNGS FND GLAZD.CMDR THRUSH N3880X SUB DMG PRKD ON END OF RNWY.HIT DURNG END OF ROLL OUT

## 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 FTW74FRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD36), May 12, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4072X), Rayne, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4072X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890810028889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890810028889A), Aug 10, 1989: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N4072X), Tranquility, CA, Substantial damage. Wing caught in high weeds on edge of Private strip. Left runway into soft field, side load wiped gear. Spar broken.

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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