# N29254: Ayres S-2R

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101, 1 seats)
- Serial number: R1340-008DC
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: December 23, 2013
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A3000C
- Registered owner: [Donalds Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALDS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Pantego, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pantego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6642° N, 76.6353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27860, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29254

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ayres S-2R)

None in force.

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 97-17-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-17-03) (historical): Lower Spar Cap Bolt Hole Areas · Ayres 600 S-2D, S-2R, S2R-G1 and 12 more. Effective Sep 5, 1997
- [AD 97-13-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-13-11) (historical): Lower Spar Cap Bolt Hole Areas · Ayres 600-S-2C, S-2R, S2R-G1 and 12 more. Effective Jul 23, 1997

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB ACE-98-42](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ACE-98-42): . Issued Jul 24, 1998

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR10LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA247), May 18, 2010: Ayres S2R (N29254), Glenn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20100518033959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100518033959A), May 18, 2010: Ayres Corpo S-2R (N29254), Substantial damage. Was appying agent. In level flight at 45 ft. smoke came from engine followed by a grinding noise. Made a forced landing on road. Touched down at about 60…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N29254

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N29254 before.

- [Cancelled 1979-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29254-1979-05-24): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7970242, built 1979. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Aviation Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)
- [Cancelled 1943-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29254-1943-06-17): Culver LCA, S/N 122, built 1940. Owner: [Alfred Duncan G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALFRED%20DUNCAN%20G), [Stuttgart, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Stuttgart)

## Related

- Other Ayres S-2R aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r/aircraft.md

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