# Accident 19761009031879A: Ayres S2R, Snyder, TX, October 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Snyder, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.7136° N, 100.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snyder, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7136&lon=-100.9119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4856X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4856X-1985-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009031879A

## Narrative

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

FOUR AIRCRAFT IN FORMATION FLIGHT

## 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 FTW77DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG03), Oct 9, 1976: Snow 600S2R (N4856X), Snyder, TX, destroyed

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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