# N40097: 2004 Thrush S2RHG-T65, registration cancelled 2008-01-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 22, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thrush S2RHG-T65](https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2rhg-t65) (registry code 0970222)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: T65HG-011
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 2004
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2004
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A4B054
- Owner when cancelled: [Mettler Aerial Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METTLER%20AERIAL%20INC)
- Location: [Menno, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Menno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2050° N, 97.5284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57045, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40097
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40097-2008-01-22

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 Thrush S2RHG-T65: https://openairdocs.org/model/thrush-s2rhg-t65.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 CHI07LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA147), May 19, 2007: Thrush S2RHG-T65 (N40097), Tyndall, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from a powerline while maneuvering. A factor was the low visibility associated with the thunderstorm and the powerlines.

## 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 20070519009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519009149A), May 19, 2007: Ayres S2RHGT65 (N40097), Tyndall, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft hit power lines and crashed. A post accident fire destroyed the cockpit area. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed.…

## Other aircraft with N40097

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40097): Head Balloons AX8-88B, S/N 446, built 2015
- [Cancelled 2001-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40097-2001-08-21): Wilson JUNGSTER IV, S/N 4. Owner: [Pratt Lawrence R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRATT%20LAWRENCE%20R), [Jensen Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jensen%20Beach)

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