# N3087D: Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 1995-03-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 20, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101)
- Serial number: R1820027DC
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1987
- Last registry action: December 21, 1994
- Mode S code: A3405B
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert Aviation Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20AVIATION%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Visalia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Visalia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3909° N, 119.3693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93291, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3087D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3087D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3087D-1995-03-20

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 Ayres S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX91LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA331), Jul 27, 1991: Ayres S2R (N3087D), Visalia, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE MASTER ROD TO THE NUMBER ONE CYLINDER RESULTING FROM A LACK OF OIL.
- [NTSB LAX89DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA01), Oct 12, 1988: Ayres S2R (N3087D), Traver, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 19910727030139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030139A), Jul 27, 1991: Ayres S2RRESTD (N3087D), Visalia, CA, Destroyed. Lost oil NR1 cylinder master rod broke. Crash landed in cotton and burned. Cause oil loss undetermined.
- [Accident 19881012046309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012046309A), Oct 12, 1988: Ayres S2RRESTD (N3087D), Traver, CA, Substantial damage. Out of fuel during spray run. Overshot open field on forced landing. Shoulder harness and canopy injury factors.

## Other aircraft with N3087D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3087D): Head Balloons AX9-118, S/N 287

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