# N357CA: 1978 Ayres S2R-T34, registration cancelled 2012-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6000
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2001
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A3FF01
- Owner when cancelled: [Craft Air Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAFT%20AIR%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=357CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N357CA-2012-03-16

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 Ayres S2R-T34: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34.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 ERA09LA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA394), Jul 10, 2009: Ayres S2R-T34 (N357CA), Hertford, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI08CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA212), Jul 24, 2008: Ayres S2R-T34 (N357CA), Clinton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate in-flight planning/decision making and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during the aerial application. A contributing factor was the guy wire.

## 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 20090710012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710012589A), Jul 10, 2009: Ayres S2RT34 (N357CA), Hertford, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While on a flight to familiarize PIC with aircraft and to check calibration of spray nozzles with water, aircraft impacted with ground in cornfield. No…
- [Accident 20080724843269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724843269A), Jul 24, 2008: Ayres S2RT34NORMAL (N357CA), Clinton, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 24, 2008, near Clinton, IL, N357VS, operating as an agricultural aircraft struck a guide wire at the end of a swath run causing substantial…

## Other aircraft with N357CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357CA): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, S/N 037/US, built 2021

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