# Accident 19790720017029A: Ayres S2A, Ottawa, KS, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ottawa, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5982° N, 95.2628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ottawa, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5982&lon=-95.2628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerotek PITTS S-2A (registry code 0110201, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,480 total, 70 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720017029A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT DURING LANDING ROLL WITH LOWER WING. VISION OBSCURED BY NOSE OF ACFT.

## 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 MKC79FCG60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG60), Jul 20, 1979: Pitts S2A (N60LG), Ottawa, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N60LG (1)

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

- [Incident 19960408011309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960408011309I), Apr 8, 1996: Child S2APITTS (N60LG), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: during a routine landing at a private airstrip near parkton, n.c., Mr. Boyd who was piloting the plane struck a runway landing light with the right…

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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