# Accident 19781027034099A: Ayres S2B, Corcoran, CA, October 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1978
- Place: Corcoran, CA
- Airport: Canal Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N4004M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4004M-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ayres S2R-600 (registry code 0970102, https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-600) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,865 total, 125 in this make and model, 378 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027034099A

## Narrative

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

DUST CLOUD DRIFTED ACROSS RWY DURING TKOF.ACFT CAME TO REST IN CA

## 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 OAK79DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA09), Oct 27, 1978: Ayres S2R (N4004M), Corcoran, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4004M (1)

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

- [Incident 20070320007999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070320007999I), Mar 20, 2007: Ayres S2R600 (N4004M), Sacramento, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed spezia field, CA. At approximately 1325 local PST on 3/20/2007. During flight, the engine quit running suddenly. Pilot landed aircraft…

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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