# N39S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39S

## Aircraft that carried N39S

- [Cancelled 2012-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39S-2012-09-21): Sheppard S-2, S/N GS-2, built 1977. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Martin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Martin)

## NTSB investigations on N39S (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 ATL03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA151), Sep 30, 2003: Sheppard S-2 (N39S), Obion, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the elevator control pushrod, that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with ground.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39S (2)

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 20030930037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030930037509A), Sep 30, 2003: Amtr PITTSSPECS2 (N39S), Union City, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot flying in local area at approximately 2500 MSL practicing steep turns when elevator pushrod broke causing him to lose control of aircraft and…
- [Incident 19960902029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902029539I), Sep 2, 1996: Ayres S2* (N39S), Union City, TN, Substantial damage. Narrative: on landing runway 19 at Union City airport and shortly after touch down the aircraft veered left off the runway into a ditch. The grass off the…

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