# Accident 19780609017799A: Ayres S2B, Farwell, TX, June 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1978
- Place: Farwell, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.3856° N, 103.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farwell, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3856&lon=-103.0373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5533X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5533X-2023-02-04) (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 S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,359 total, 800 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609017799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW THROUGH OWN VORTEX TURBULENCE.

## 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 FTW78FQG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG34), Jun 9, 1978: Aero-Comdr S-2R (N5533X), Farwell, TX, 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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