# Accident 19790420010489A: Ayres S2*, Moss Landing, CA, April 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1979, 10:10 local time
- Place: Moss Landing, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8054° N, 121.7866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moss Landing, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8054&lon=-121.7866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8072 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790420010489A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING INTENTIONAL INVERTED SPINS. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RECOVER. PILOT PARACHUTED SAFELY.

## 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 OAK79FVM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM18), Apr 20, 1979: Pitts S2A (N8072), Moss Landing, CA, destroyed

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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