# Accident 19781012034929A: Ayres S2B, Acme, LA, October 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1978
- Place: Acme, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.2857° N, 91.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acme, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2857&lon=-91.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N840V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,300 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781012034929A

## Narrative

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

P&W SERVICE BULLETIN 1722,REVISION A - NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 FTW79DRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ02), Oct 12, 1978: Snow S-2R (N840V), Acme, LA, 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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