# Accident 19760730021999A: Ayres S2R, Firebaugh, CA, July 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1976
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4237X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4237X-2004-06-29) (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: 3,500 total, 130 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVA81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA81) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760730021999A

## Narrative

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

ACFT COLLIDED WITH CANAL BANK.

## 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 OAK76DVA81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA81), Jul 30, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N4237X), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4237X (1)

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

- [Accident 20010804020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010804020689A), Aug 4, 2001: Ayres S2R (N4237X), Latah, WA, No damage. (-23) The pilot had just finished spraying a field with a pre-harvest topcoat of roundup when he noticed the engine lose power and start popping. He said he…

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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