# N209TP: 2009 Alexander Thomas P SPORTSMAN GS-2, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Alexander Thomas P SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-thomas-p-sportsman-gs-2) (registry code 056272J)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (registry code 41678)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00006NY](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00006NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7297
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Glasair Aviation LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 27, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 19, 2009
- Last registry action: March 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A1B529
- Owner when cancelled: [Alexander Thomas P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20THOMAS%20P)
- Location: [Wilton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Wilton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3985° N, 121.2195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95693, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209TP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=209TP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209TP-2015-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Alexander Thomas P SPORTSMAN GS-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-thomas-p-sportsman-gs-2.md

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR09LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA202), Apr 18, 2009: Alexander Thomas P Sportsman GS-2 (N209TP), El Dorado HIlls, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the elevator control torque tube rod end bearing from the elevator torque tube as a result of incorrectly tightened rod end bearing lock nuts.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20090417013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090417013459A), Apr 17, 2009: Alexan SPORTSMANGS2 (N209TP), El Dorado Hill, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airplane crashed and burned. The pilot was killed. Their were no passengers. This report to be updated as needed. The investigation not completed at this time.…

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