# Accident 19750523010929A: Ayres S2B, Wrightsboro, NC, May 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Wrightsboro, NC
- Airport: New Hanover Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 34.2909° N, 77.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrightsboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2909&lon=-77.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1622S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1622S-1976-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2C (registry code 8380206, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,414 total, 102 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FLJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523010929A

## Narrative

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

LINK ROD FOR NR 8 CYL FAILED AT PISTON PIN.

## 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 IAD75FLJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLJ28), May 23, 1975: Snow S2C (N1622S), Wrightsboro, NC, 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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