# Accident 19781009030669A: Ayres S2R, Five Points,Ca, CA, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Five Points,Ca, CA
- Airport: Five Points
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.4255° N, 120.1034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Five Points Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4255&lon=-120.1034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8861Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8861Q-1989-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,090 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009030669A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS REPORTED EXPLOSION.

## 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 OAK79FVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVA03), Oct 9, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N8861Q), Five Points, CA, 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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