# N4009M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 22, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4009M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4009M

## Aircraft that carried N4009M

- [Cancelled 2017-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-2017-05-22): Ayres S2R-T34, S/N 6012, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vance Aircraft Salvage Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20INC), [Firebaugh, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Firebaugh)
- [Cancelled 1975-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-1975-06-11): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2887, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bierman Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIERMAN%20ROBERT%20E), [Schroeder, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Schroeder)

## NTSB investigations on N4009M (3)

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 LAX05LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA100), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff climb resulting from the fatigue failure of one of the compressor turbine blades; the cause of the fatigue failure could not be definitively determined.
- [NTSB LAX88DVA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA14), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4009M), Five Points, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0099), Jul 20, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N4009M), Pipestone, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4009M (3)

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 20050218002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002219A), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft experienced a loss of power on take-off, resulting in a hard landing in a wet plowed field off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19880902036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036859A), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Flying under wires hit a brace cable. Impact sheared off the rudder and stabilizer. Lost control. Stopped inverted.
- [Incident 19790220007409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007409I), Feb 20, 1979: Ayres S2RT34 (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Minor damage. Wheel of aircraft went into mud on side of narrow landing strip.

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