# NTSB OAK77DVG12: Aero Comdr 600S2R, N4860X, Arbuckle, CA, November 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1976
- Place: Arbuckle, CA · ARBUCKLE, CA
- Location: 39.0142° N, 122.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arbuckle, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0142&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3589  76/11/21   ARBUCKLE,CA         AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2000
        TIME - 0830                    N4860X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINGREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARBUCKLE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 6X8 INCH SHEET OF PAPER IN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4860X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4860X-1998-06-23), registration cancelled 1998-06-23, S/N 2053R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 600S2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pingrey

## 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 19761121036789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761121036789A), Nov 21, 1976: Ayres S2R, Arbuckle, CA, Substantial damage. 6X8 inch sheet of paper in air intake system

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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