# Accident 19760705016459A: Ayres S2B, Yerington, NV, July 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1976
- Place: Yerington, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9555° N, 119.1101° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yerington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9555&lon=-119.1101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9479R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9479R-1982-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Snow S2A (registry code 8380202, https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 406 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760705016459A

## Narrative

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

NR 4 CYL HEAD ROCKER ARM BOSS FAILED. TRIED TO AVOID DITCH. SPRAYING ALFALFA.

## 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 OAK76DXQ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ55), Jul 5, 1976: Snow 600S2C (N9479R), Yerington, NV, 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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