32.8138° N, 115.3783° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Holtville, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 13, 1978 · 21:00 local
Place
Holtville, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8540V
Reported as
Ayres S2R
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,500 total380 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft unable attain flying speed, ran off end of runway. Aircraft above max gross weight.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT UNABLE ATTAIN FLYING SPEED, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ABOVE MAX GROSS WEIGHT.