# Accident 19791127033929A: Ayres S2R, Vinton, LA, November 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Vinton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.1954° N, 93.5822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1954&lon=-93.5822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4857X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4857X-2013-08-06) (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: 10,000 total, 3,810 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791127033929A

## Narrative

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

AG AIRCRAFT RAN INTO SOFT GROUND & HIGH GRASS ON EDGE OF FIELD STRIP. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A 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 FTW80DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD05), Nov 27, 1979: Aero-Comdr S2R (N4857X), Vinton, LA, 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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