# N3097B: Ayres S2R-R1820, registration cancelled 1996-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-R1820](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820) (registry code 0970215)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R1820034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1993
- Last registry action: April 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A34410
- Owner when cancelled: [Story Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STORY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Avon Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Avon%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6203° N, 81.4588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33825, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3097B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3097B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097B-1996-06-27

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 S2R-R1820: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1820.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 MIA95LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA024), Nov 21, 1994: Ayres S2R-R1820 (N3097B), Arcadia, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DUE TO A UNDETERMINED FAILURE IN THE ENGINE POWER SECTION.

## 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 19941121038689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941121038689A), Nov 21, 1994: Ayres S2RR1820 (N3097B), Arcadia, FL, Destroyed. Engine quit on spray runway with loud bang. Struck trees. Engine siezed was destroyed by fire.

## Other aircraft with N3097B

- [Cancelled 2011-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3097B-2011-05-02): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11233, built 2006. Exported to China. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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