# N9243S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9243S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9243S

## Aircraft that carried N9243S

- [Cancelled 2013-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243S-2013-08-08): Memphis Airships ZEPHYR 500, S/N 001, built 1996. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Terra Ceia, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Terra%20Ceia)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9243S-undated): Beech C23, S/N M1731. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N9243S (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 FTW85LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA178), Apr 10, 1985: Beech C23 (N9243S), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9243S (2)

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.

- [Incident 19960430008939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960430008939I), Apr 30, 1996: N9243S, St Petersburg, FL, Destroyed. Blimp was tied down, gust of wind broke the tether line, hit a building.
- [Accident 19850410011939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850410011939A), Apr 10, 1985: Beech C23 (N9243S), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Air filed IFR 30 minutes before fuel exhaustion caused forced landing. Had been in the air 5 hours 8 minutes.

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