# N4242X: 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: August 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4242X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4242X

## Aircraft that carried N4242X

- [Cancelled 2013-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4242X-2013-08-14): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 2018R, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ag Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AG%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Samson, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Samson)

## NTSB investigations on N4242X (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 ATL94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA142), Jul 18, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N4242X), Samson, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE AILERON TORQUE TUBE BOLT FROM FATIGUE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4242X (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 19940718045919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718045919A), Jul 18, 1994: Ayres S2R (N4242X), Samson, AL, Substantial damage. During climbing turn swath run pullup unable level wings. Hit wing low and flipped. Torque tube bolt had failed.

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