# N4218X: 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: December 4, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4218X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4218X

## Aircraft that carried N4218X

- [Cancelled 2008-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218X-2008-12-04): Air Tractor AT-402B, S/N 402B-1213. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Lane Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20AVIATION%20INC), [Rosenberg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Rosenberg)
- [Cancelled 1982-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4218X-1982-12-04): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 1977R, built 1974. Owner: [Tri Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20AIR%20INC), [Firebaugh, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Firebaugh)

## NTSB investigations on N4218X (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 LAX82DA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA222), Jun 16, 1982: Rockwell Intl. S-2R (N4218X), Firebaugh, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4218X (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 19820616022459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820616022459A), Jun 16, 1982: Ayres S2R (N4218X), Firebaugh, CA, Destroyed. Struck wires on pull up from a spray run. Pilot misjudged aircraft load and performance.

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