# Incident 19780209007849I: Ayres S2R, Bakersfield, CA, February 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568-2013-11-04) (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: 8,800 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780209007849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROGRESSIVELY LOST POWER. EXHUST GASSES WERE GETTING INTO THE INDUCTIN SYSTEM THROUGH CARB HEAT BOX.

## Other reports on N8568 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811004065239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811004065239A), Oct 4, 1981: Ayres S2R (N8568), Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Lost engine cylinder during spray operation. Collapsed gear landing cross furrows.

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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