# Accident 19790624023489A: Ayres S2R, Hoxie, KS, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hoxie, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3558° N, 100.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoxie, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3558&lon=-100.4398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5008X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008X-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright C7BA series (registry code 67017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624023489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION WHILE RETURNING TO BASE AFTER A SPRAY OPERATIN. HIT A FENCE AND DITCH.

## 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 MKC79FCQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ33), Jun 24, 1979: Rockwell S2R (N5008X), Hoxie, KS, 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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