# Accident 19780331006389A: Ayres S2B, W.Palm Beach, FL, March 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: W.Palm Beach, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7985V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7985V-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630205, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,660 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331006389A

## Narrative

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

#4 CYL SEPARATED.LNDD IN ORANGE GROVE.

## 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 MIA78FKT41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT41), Mar 31, 1978: Aero Comdr S-2R (N7985V), W.Palm Beach, FL, 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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