# Accident 19740701025559A: Ayres S2B, Poston, AZ, July 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1974
- Place: Poston, AZ
- Airport: Rio Colorado Strp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.9921° N, 114.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poston, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9921&lon=-114.4045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9468R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9468R-2011-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 70 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740701025559A

## Narrative

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

ENG QUIT,LNDD IN COTTON FLD. TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 LAX75DUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ08), Jul 1, 1974: Snow 600S2C (N9468R), Poston, AZ, substantial damage

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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