# Accident 19770809026729A: Ayres S2R, Elizabeth City, NC, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Elizabeth City, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.2942° N, 76.2381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabeth City, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2942&lon=-76.2381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980X-1996-04-23) (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
- Reported engine: WRIGHT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,665 total, 1,038 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809026729A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD77FLJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ30), Aug 9, 1977: Rockwell S2R (N4980X), Elizabeth City, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4980X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810627037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627037809A), Jun 27, 1981: Ayres S2R (N4980X), Bono, AR, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Flipped over on emergency landing. Cause of power loss undeterminded.

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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