# Accident 19781009031799A: Ayres S2B, Corcoran, CA, October 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.0840° N, 119.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corcoran, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0840&lon=-119.5612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4002Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4002Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S-2R (registry code 0970101, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-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: 3,850 total, 600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009031799A

## Narrative

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

ENG,S/N 87797,CRANKSHAFT SHEARED.

## 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 OAK79DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA04), Oct 9, 1978: Thrush Cmdr S2R (N4002Q), Corcoran, CA, 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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