# NTSB IAD78FID20: Ayers 600S2R, N7797V, Boykins, VA, August 15, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1978
- Place: Boykins, VA · BOYKINS, VA
- Location: 36.5778° N, 77.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boykins, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5778&lon=-77.1989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139960
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FID20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2180  78/8/15    BOYKINS,VA          AYERS 600S2R        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0725                    N7797V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 41, 2112 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            93 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORFOLK,VA                  BOYKINS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1365                       KIND OF OPERATION - ER-IVLC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7797V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7797V), registered now, S/N 2452R, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AYERS 600S2R
- Registry model: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mann

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780815023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780815023569A), Aug 15, 1978: Ayres S2B, Boykins, VA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7797V (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 BFO86FID06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FID06), Jun 5, 1986: Ayres S2R (N7797V), Virginia Beach, VA, substantial damage

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.

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