# Accident 19780311002839A: Ayres S2B, Beeville, TX, March 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1978
- Place: Beeville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 28.4052° N, 97.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beeville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4052&lon=-97.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4983X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4983X-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,918 total, 300 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780311002839A

## 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 FTW78DRG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG27), Mar 11, 1978: Snow S2R (N4983X), Beeville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4983X (1)

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

- [Accident 19760427017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427017099A), Apr 27, 1976: Ayres S2R (N4983X), Colusa, 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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