# N4789S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: January 18, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4789S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4789S

## Aircraft that carried N4789S

- [Cancelled 2019-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-2019-01-18): Unmanned Systems SANDSTORM, S/N 11-005E, built 2011. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Northrop Grumman Technical Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHROP%20GRUMMAN%20TECHNICAL%20SERVICES%20INC), [Sierra Vista, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sierra%20Vista)
- [Cancelled 1995-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-1995-01-17): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 10227. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Winds Aloft Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDS%20ALOFT%20LTD), [Shelburne, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Shelburne)
- [Cancelled 1965-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4789S-1965-07-15): Douglas RC54V, S/N 72486, built 1965. Exported to Peru. Owner: [Gibson Capers C--Gibson Inspection & Consulting Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20CAPERS%20C--GIBSON%20INSPECTION%20%26%20CONSULTING%20CO), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N4789S (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 FTW70FRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRJ02), Mar 8, 1970: Piper PA-32 (N4789S), Many, LA, substantial damage

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