# Accident 19781006030639A: Ayres S2B, Scottsboro, AL, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Scottsboro, AL
- Airport: Scottsboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.6723° N, 86.0341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6723&lon=-86.0341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8515V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8515V-2014-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 305 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006030639A

## 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 MIA79DKJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ02), Oct 6, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N8515V), Scottsboro, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8515V (2)

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

- [Incident 19840517017299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840517017299I), May 17, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8515V), Milesville, SD, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing on a gravel road to take on a load of chemical. Aircraft flipped over on its back.
- [Accident 19830307006659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307006659A), Mar 7, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8515V), Marshallville, GA, Substantial damage. Tried to depart a muddy Private strip. Wheel struck a hole. Airplane nosed over.

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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