# N39S: 1977 Sheppard S-2, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Sheppard S-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sheppard-s-2) (registry code 0561318)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: GS-2
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1980
- Last registry action: July 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A48200
- Location: [Martin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Martin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3626° N, 88.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38237, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39S-2012-09-21

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 Sheppard S-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/sheppard-s-2.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 ATL03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA151), Sep 30, 2003: Sheppard S-2 (N39S), Obion, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the elevator control pushrod, that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with ground.

## 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.

- [Incident 19960902029539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902029539I), Sep 2, 1996: Ayres S2* (N39S), Union City, TN, Substantial damage. Narrative: on landing runway 19 at Union City airport and shortly after touch down the aircraft veered left off the runway into a ditch. The grass off the…

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