# Accident 19760804026979A: Ayres S2R, Leoti, KS, August 4, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1976
- Place: Leoti, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.4834° N, 101.3576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leoti, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4834&lon=-101.3576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5016X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5016X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,369 total, 650 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DCQ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760804026979A

## Narrative

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

CHIP OF METAL FOUND IN GOV OIL PRESS RELIEF VALVE-GOV UNCONTROLLABLE.

## 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 MKC76DCQ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ70), Aug 4, 1976: Aero-Comdr 600S2R (N5016X), Leoti, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5016X (1)

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

- [Incident 19990816032799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990816032799I), Aug 16, 1999: Ayres S2R (N5016X), Jonesville, LA, Minor damage. (-23) During ferry back to base of operation, aircraft ran out of fuel.

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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