# Accident 19760629017689A: Ayres 600S2D, Los Banos, CA, June 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1976
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1744S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1744S-2014-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (registry code 0143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,636 total, 3,191 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760629017689A

## Narrative

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

TREES PREVENTED RECOVERY ATTMPT.

## 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 OAK76DVA72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA72), Jun 29, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2D (N1744S), Los Banos, CA, 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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