# N2442: 2008 TL Ultralight Sro STING S3, registration cancelled 2012-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [TL Ultralight Sro STING S3](https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-sting-s3) (registry code 060005G)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: TLUSA174
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 2009
- Last registry action: June 18, 2011
- Mode S code: A24179
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3258° N, 82.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34236, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2442
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-2012-09-28

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 TL Ultralight Sro STING S3: https://openairdocs.org/model/tl-ultralight-sro-sting-s3.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 ERA11LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA427), Jul 29, 2011: TL Ultralight Sro Sting S3 (N2442), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inability of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to recover from an inadvertent spin following a stall demonstration for reasons that could not be determined because aircraft and engine examinations did…

## 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 20110729015529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110729015529A), Jul 29, 2011: Tl Ultralight Sro STING S3 (N2442), Sarasota, FL, Destroyed. This was an aircraft checkout flight. The "student" (private pilot) was practicing a power off stall when the airplane entered a spin. The engine failed during…

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- [Cancelled 2024-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-2024-07-17): A Van Nierop RISEN 915IS, S/N 26, built 2023. Owner: [Valiair Limited Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALIAIR%20LIMITED%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Ogden, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Ogden)
- [Cancelled 1973-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-1973-06-08): Bensen GYROCOPTER B-8M, S/N W-3012-B. Owner: [Watts Davie John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATTS%20DAVIE%20JOHN), [East Gadsden, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/East%20Gadsden)
- [Cancelled 1937-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-1937-05-22): Meade 1930, S/N 1001. Owner: [Charlie C Pulliam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLIE%20C%20PULLIAM), [Garden City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Garden%20City)

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