# Accident 19780804021589A: Ayres S2B, Kettleman City, CA, August 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1978
- Place: Kettleman City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.0090° N, 119.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kettleman City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-119.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5684X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5684X-2013-02-21) (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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,650 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804021589A

## 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 OAK78DVA70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA70), Aug 4, 1978: Rockwell S2R (N5684X), Kettleman City, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5684X (1)

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

- [Accident 19760213003069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213003069A), Feb 13, 1976: Ayres S2R (N5684X), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd in alfalfa fld.

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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