# Accident 19770426011509A: Ayres S2R, Maxwell, CA, April 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 39.2771° N, 122.1947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxwell, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2771&lon=-122.1947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4997X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997X-1980-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 105 in this make and model, 105 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426011509A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.20 GM .

## 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 OAK77FVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG31), Apr 26, 1977: Aero-Comdr S-2R (N4997X), Maxwell, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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