# Accident 19790309004429A: Ayres S2R, Coalinga, CA, March 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1979, 10:50 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.1402° N, 120.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalinga, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1402&lon=-120.3520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8548V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8548V-2017-02-04) (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: 3,182 total, 162 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED IN TURNAROUND FOR ANOTHER SWATH. IMPACTED HILLTOP.

## 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 OAK79DVA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA20), Mar 9, 1979: Rockwell S2R (N8548V), Coaliga, 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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