# Accident 19750813025439A: Ayres S2R, Latta, SC, August 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1975
- Place: Latta, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.3389° N, 79.4340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latta, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3389&lon=-79.4340&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4248X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4248X-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (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: 5,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FLG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750813025439A

## Narrative

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

POOR COMP NR 5-9 CYL.SPARK PLUGS WORN AND DIRTY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF ARCING.

## 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 MIA76FLG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG08), Aug 13, 1975: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4248X), Latta, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4248X (2)

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

- [Accident 19811203079549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811203079549A), Dec 3, 1981: Ayres S2R (N4248X), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spray operation. Struck canal bank on forced landing. Cylinder head had seperated. Pn 366249.
- [Accident 19780708021989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708021989A), Jul 8, 1978: Ayres S2R (N4248X), Raisin City, CA, Substantial damage. Acft collided with 9FT irrigation stand pipe flying east into mor sun.

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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