# N4009M: 1979 Ayres S2R-T34, registration cancelled 2017-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 6012
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1995
- Last registry action: June 22, 2004
- Mode S code: A4B040
- Owner when cancelled: [Vance Aircraft Salvage Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20INC)
- Location: [Firebaugh, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Firebaugh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7856° N, 120.6254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93622, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4009M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4009M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-2017-05-22

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 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 LAX05LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA100), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2R (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the loss of engine power during takeoff climb resulting from the fatigue failure of one of the compressor turbine blades; the cause of the fatigue failure could not be definitively determined.
- [NTSB LAX88DVA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVA14), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4009M), Five Points, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20050218002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050218002219A), Feb 18, 2005: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft experienced a loss of power on take-off, resulting in a hard landing in a wet plowed field off the end of the runway.
- [Accident 19880902036859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902036859A), Sep 2, 1988: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Substantial damage. Flying under wires hit a brace cable. Impact sheared off the rudder and stabilizer. Lost control. Stopped inverted.
- [Incident 19790220007409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007409I), Feb 20, 1979: Ayres S2RT34 (N4009M), Five Points, CA, Minor damage. Wheel of aircraft went into mud on side of narrow landing strip.

## Other aircraft with N4009M

- [Cancelled 1975-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4009M-1975-06-11): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2887, built 1947. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bierman Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIERMAN%20ROBERT%20E), [Schroeder, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Schroeder)

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