# Accident 19740817026109A: Ayres S2B, Lk Providence, LA, August 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Lk Providence, LA
- Airport: Byerly
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.8020° N, 91.1752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Providence, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8020&lon=-91.1752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5507X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5507X-1984-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American Rockwell S-2R (registry code 6150135, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-rockwell-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,284 total, 8,997 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817026109A

## Narrative

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

EXHST SIDE NR 4 CYL HD SEPD IN FLT.EXHST GAS STAINS FND ON FAILD SRFCES

## 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 FTW75FRJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRJ05), Aug 17, 1974: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N5507X), Lk Providence, LA, 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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