# N4987X: 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: July 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4987X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4987X

## Aircraft that carried N4987X

- [Cancelled 2013-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4987X-2013-07-19): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 5032R, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Keith Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEITH%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Hickory Ridge, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Hickory%20Ridge)

## NTSB investigations on N4987X (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 FTW82DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA088), Mar 9, 1982: Rockwell S-2R (N4987X), Hughes, AR, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4987X (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 19820309003589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820309003589A), Mar 9, 1982: Ayres S2R (N4987X), Hughes, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff on soft, short, strip. Pilot tried to abort takeoff and airplane flipped inverted off end.

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