# NTSB LAX78DUJ36: Aero Comdr S-2R, N39766, Mesa, AZ, March 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1978
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143214
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0464   78/3/7    MESA,AZ             AERO COMDR S-2R     CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000
        TIME - 1630                    N39766              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASA GRANDE,AZ              MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39766](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39766-1981-09-30), registration cancelled 1981-09-30, S/N 1423R, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR S-2R
- Registry model: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Falcon Field

## 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 19780307004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307004959A), Mar 7, 1978: Ayres S2R, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N39766 (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 MKC79FTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTK14), May 22, 1979: Aero Comdr S2R (N39766), Vivian, SD, 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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