# Accident 19780807024959A: Ayres S2B, Simmesport, LA, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978
- Place: Simmesport, LA
- Airport: Rogers
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.9811° N, 91.8143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simmesport, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9811&lon=-91.8143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460V-2003-12-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780807024959A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING SOYBEANS.

## 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 FTW78DRJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRJ27), Aug 7, 1978: Aero-Comdr S-2R (N8460V), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage

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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