# NTSB OAK77FVG31: Aero-Comdr S-2R, N4997X, Maxwell, CA, April 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1977
- Place: Maxwell, CA · MAXWELL, CA
- Location: 39.2771° N, 122.1947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maxwell, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2771&lon=-122.1947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG31

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0822  77/4/26  NR.MAXWELL,CA         AERO-COMDR S-2R     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1850                    N4997X              PX-  1  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 29, 8670 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            2800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MAXWELL,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.20 GM%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4997X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997X-1980-11-19), registration cancelled 1980-11-19, S/N 2126R (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR S-2R
- Registry model: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770426011509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770426011509A), Apr 26, 1977: Ayres S2R, Maxwell, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt blood alcohol lvl 0.20 gm .

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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