# Accident 19780815023569A: Ayres S2B, Boykins, VA, August 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Boykins, VA
- Airport: Mann
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 36.5490° N, 77.1914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANN (VG28), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5490&lon=-77.1914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7797V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (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: 2,112 total, 93 in this make and model, 198 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815023569A

## 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 IAD78FID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID20), Aug 15, 1978: Ayers 600S2R (N7797V), Boykins, VA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7797V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860605021829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860605021829A), Jun 5, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N7797V), Virginia Beach, VA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power shortly after takeoff. Airplane was ditched in a canal. Found a cracked cylinder jug.

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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