# N4973X: 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: May 19, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4973X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4973X

## Aircraft that carried N4973X

- [Cancelled 2015-05-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973X-2015-05-19): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 5018R, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Valley Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)

## NTSB investigations on N4973X (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 SEA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA152), Jun 25, 1986: Rockwell S2R (N4973X), Caldwell, ID, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4973X (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 19860625027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625027739A), Jun 25, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4973X), Caldwell, ID, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during go around due to loss of aileron control. Pilot failed to remove control lock.

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