# Accident 19780604012709A: Ayres S2B, Palestine, AR, June 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Palestine, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.9703° N, 90.9082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palestine, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9703&lon=-90.9082&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4940X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4940X-2011-01-03) (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: 6,965 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604012709A

## 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 FTW78DPG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG42), Jun 4, 1978: Na Rockwell S2R (N4940X), Palestine, AR, 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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