# Accident 19780821030879A: Ayres S2B, Plainview, TX, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1911° N, 101.7235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1911&lon=-101.7235&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946X-2018-01-08) (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: 3,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821030879A

## Narrative

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

PROP GOVERNOR,P/N 895286,HIGH SPEED STOP RESET IN FLT BY VIBRATIOICTION.

## 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 FTW78FQG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG48), Aug 21, 1978: Snow S-2R (N4946X), Plainview, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4946X (3)

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

- [Accident 20130601009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130601009069A), Jun 1, 2013: Rockwell International S-2R (N4946X), Hamlin, TX, Substantial damage. On June 1, 2013 at 1030AM CST, N4946X, a Rockwell, ayres-thrush S-2, serial number 5007R, aircraft registered to tri county sprayers, inc. (T7CG), was landing…
- [Accident 20050723015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050723015419A), Jul 23, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4946X), Roby, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 23, 2005, at approximately 0900 CDT, the pilot of an Ayres thrush S-2R aircraft lost power during an aerial spraying application and subsequently…
- [Incident 19831006066099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831006066099I), Oct 6, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4946X), Rivera, TX, Minor damage. Pilot moved power levers into beta too soon on final. Landed short of the runway.

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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