# Accident 19780913034489A: Ayres S2B, Camilla, GA, September 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1978
- Place: Camilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 31.2341° N, 84.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2341&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8480V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480V-2014-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913034489A

## Narrative

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

IMPELLER BEARING FAILED-FORCED LDG IN CORN FIELD.

## 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 MIA78DLA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA51), Sep 13, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N8480V), Camilla, GA, 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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