# N292SU: Sukhoi SU-29, registration cancelled 2015-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sukhoi SU-29](https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-29) (registry code 9850103)
- Serial number: 73-02
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1992
- Last registry action: May 3, 2000
- Mode S code: A2FE8B
- Owner when cancelled: [Merritt Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRITT%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Mc Lean, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mc%20Lean)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9511° N, 77.2292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22102, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N292SU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=292SU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N292SU-2015-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Sukhoi SU-29: https://openairdocs.org/model/sukhoi-su-29.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 IAD98FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA061), May 19, 1998: Sukhoi SU-29 (N292SU), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during an aerobatic maneuver.

## 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 19980519010159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519010159A), May 19, 1998: Sukhoi SU29 (N292SU), Manassas, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Executed hammer head stall too low for recovery from the dive. (-23) aircraft struck terrain during attempted recovery from vertical climb maneuver while…

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