# N3024V: 1994 Ayres S-2R - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101, 1 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016) - Serial number: 3002R - Year built: 1994 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control - Airworthiness date: December 13, 1994 - Certificate issued: December 20, 2019 - Expires: December 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A329B8 - Registered owner: [Thomas Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC) - Location: [Hastings, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Hastings) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 40.5909° N, 98.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68901, 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=3024V - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3024V 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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Ayres S-2R) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series) 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 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 97-17-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/97-17-03) (historical): Lower Spar Cap Bolt Hole Areas · Ayres 600 S-2D, S-2R, S2R-G1 and 12 more.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 CHI96LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA119), Mar 26, 1996: Ayres S2-R (N3024V), Wyatt, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the crosswind condition. ## NTSB investigations on N3024V not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA81FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA034), May 8, 1981: Beech 35 (N3024V), Maple Valley, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal ## 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 19960326046869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960326046869A), Mar 26, 1996: Ayres S2R (N3024V), Wyatt, MO, No damage. (-16) Steve austin piloted N3024V, an Ayres, S2R from his private airport south 7 miles to a remote strip (airport). The remote strip is east west direction.… ## Reports on N3024V not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N3024V, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19810508023769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810508023769A), May 8, 1981: Beech B35 (N3024V), Maple Valley, WA, Destroyed. Aircraft built up speed during takeoff and pulled up into slow roll, when inverted split 's' out. ## 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 N3024V The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3024V before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024V-undated): Beech 35, S/N D428. Triennial form not returned ## Related - Other Ayres S-2R aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.