# Accident 19780822025179A: Ayres S2R, Lunsford, AR, August 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1978
- Place: Lunsford, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.7573° N, 90.4804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lunsford, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7573&lon=-90.4804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39765, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39765-1997-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG79) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780822025179A

## 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 FTW78FPG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG79), Aug 22, 1978: Aero Comdr S-2R (N39765), Lunsford, AR, 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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