# Accident 19780828028149A: Ayres S2B, Montgomery, AL, August 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5030X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5030X-2018-05-30) (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: 9,233 total, 6,919 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ85) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828028149A

## Narrative

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

HIT WIRES HIDDEN BEHIND TREE LINE.

## 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 MIA78DKJ85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ85), Aug 28, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N5030X), Montgomery, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N5030X (1)

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

- [Incident 19900713036939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900713036939I), Jul 13, 1990: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N5030X), Okean, AR, Minor damage. Engine started to vibrate while conducting an application run. Landed in field. NR4 cylinder head broke off.

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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