# Accident 19790815021999A: Ayres S2R, Waterproof, LA, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Waterproof, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.8072° N, 91.3861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterproof, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8072&lon=-91.3861&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4251X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4251X-1992-06-10) (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: 15,000 total, 1,827 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815021999A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS SAW THE AG AIRCRAFT MAKE A STEEP PULL-UP AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A STEEP DIVE.

## 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 FTW79FRJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ20), Aug 15, 1979: Rockwell S-2R (N4251X), Waterproof, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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