# Accident 19790801020399A: Ayres S2R, Camilla, GA, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Camilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2341° N, 84.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2341&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4887X-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International S-2R (registry code 7630202, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES S2R
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,985 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801020399A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING FROM AG OPER., RAN INTO AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS. RAN OUT OF FUEL TRYING TO AVOID WEATHER.

## 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 MIA79DLA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA42), Aug 1, 1979: Snow S-2R (N4887X), Camilla, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4887X (1)

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

- [Accident 19880830035939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880830035939A), Aug 30, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4887X), Pelham, GA, Destroyed. Engine failed. Forced landing in rough field. Flipped over on rollout. Caught on fire. Cylinder head had cracked.

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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