# N4008H: Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 1999-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1999
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101)
- Serial number: 2520R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1998
- Last registry action: March 17, 1998
- Mode S code: A4B019
- Owner when cancelled: [Riddell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIDDELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Helena)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5511° N, 90.6792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72390, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4008H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4008H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4008H-1999-12-16

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 S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r.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 ATL82DA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA105), Apr 17, 1982: Ayres S2R-600 (N4008H), Evergreen, AL, destroyed

## 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 19820417010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010109A), Apr 17, 1982: Ayres S2R (N4008H), Evergreen, AL, Destroyed. Engine quit en route to spray field. Pilot was forced to land in trees. Magneto drive shaft found sheared.

## Other aircraft with N4008H

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4008H): Grimm Mark KITFOX SERIES 6, S/N S60001-013, built 2002

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