# Accident 19781031032509A: Ayres S2B, Firebaugh, CA, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978
- Place: Firebaugh, CA
- Airport: Sonora Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.8511° N, 120.4526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Firebaugh, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8511&lon=-120.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5556X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5556X-1982-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander S2R (registry code 0143022, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,650 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031032509A

## 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 OAK79DVA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA08), Oct 31, 1978: Rockwell S2R (N5556X), Firebaugh, 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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