# N4985X: 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: December 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4985X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985X

## Aircraft that carried N4985X

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985X-2012-12-10): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 5030R, built 1975. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)

## NTSB investigations on N4985X (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 LAX83LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA215), May 4, 1983: North American Rockwell S2R800 (N4985X), Fallon, NV, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4985X (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 19830504017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504017139A), May 4, 1983: Ayres S2R800 (N4985X), Fallon, NV, Destroyed. Began takeoff without a runup. Lacked speed for takeoff began dumping load ran thru a fence into an embankment.

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