# N3098L: 1990 Ayres S2R-R1340, registration cancelled 2019-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2019
- Exported to: Russia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-R1340](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340) (registry code 0970210)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: R1340-021
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 12, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2015
- Last registry action: November 14, 2017
- Mode S code: A3443C
- Owner when cancelled: [Lee Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Pantego, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Pantego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6642° N, 76.6353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27860, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3098L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3098L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3098L-2019-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-R1340: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r1340.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 GAA18CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA410), Jul 1, 2018: Ayres S2R (N3098L), Pantego, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path during landing, which resulted in landing short of the runway.

## 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 20180701008999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180701008999A), Jul 1, 2018: Ayres Corporation S2R- TURBINE (N3098L), Pantego, NC, Substantial damage. While completing a knowledge and skill demonstration, PIC entered steep approach to landing, settled and landing gear hit ground hard, prior to runway.…
- [Incident 19950828035379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828035379I), Aug 28, 1995: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N3098L), Dorchester, NE, Minor damage. Engine lost power on spray run pullup. Landed in cornfield. NR4 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm boss broke.

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