# Accident 19761008031789A: Ayres S2R, Kingsburg, CA, October 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1976
- Place: Kingsburg, CA
- Airport: Fourth Ave Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 36.5252° N, 119.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingsburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5252&lon=-119.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1724S-2018-02-09) (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: 9,518 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 203 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761008031789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF WITH ONE,ONE FOURTH MI VIZ.CONTINUED INTO ZERO VIZ,FOG.LANDED IN COTTON FIELD.

## 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 OAK77FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVA03), Oct 8, 1976: Aero Comdr 600S2R (N1724S), Kingsburg, 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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