# Accident 19760522014579A: Ayres S2R, Norfolk, NE, May 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.0282° N, 97.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norfolk, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0282&lon=-97.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1740S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1740S-2013-01-31) (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: 8,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522014579A

## Narrative

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

DRG LNDG ON HIGHWAY R WING STRUCK A PWR LINE GUY WIRE.

## 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 MKC76DCJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ34), May 22, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N1740S), Norfolk, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1740S (1)

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

- [Accident 19800911041799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800911041799A), Sep 11, 1980: Ayres S2R (N1740S), Moore Haven, FL, Destroyed. Caught wing in sugar cane landing on a narrow road. Veered into sugar cane. Aircraft burned.

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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