# Accident 19870417010129A: Ayres 600S2DRESTD, Columbus, NM, April 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1987, 05:50 local time
- Place: Columbus, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WBJG
- Location: 31.8205° N, 107.6399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8205&lon=-107.6399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1714S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1714S-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 600 S-2D (registry code 0143010, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-600-s-2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYRES 600S2DRESTD
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,720 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417010129A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND A POLE WHILE LANDING AT NIGHT ON A ROAD. PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT INTO WIRES.

## 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 DEN87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA102), Apr 17, 1987: Aero Commander S-2D (N1714S), Columbus, NM, 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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