# N40160: Ayres S2R-R3S, registration cancelled 1984-10-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 26, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-R3S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r3s) (registry code 0970202)
- Serial number: R3S-007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1981
- Last registry action: October 26, 1984
- Mode S code: A4B39B
- Owners when cancelled: [Aircraft Spray Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20SPRAY%20INC), [Ward Judy T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20JUDY%20T), [Morris Gerald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20GERALD%20J), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Kerman, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kerman)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7166° N, 120.1270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93630, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40160
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40160-1984-10-26

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-R3S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r3s.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 LAX83FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA120), Feb 27, 1983: Ayres S2R-R3S (N40160), Kerman, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830227005349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830227005349A), Feb 27, 1983: Ayres S2RR3SRESTD (N40160), Kerman, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck a tree when pilot buzzed his home en route to base after a spray run. Seatbelt not fastened.

## Other aircraft with N40160

- [Cancelled 2013-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40160-2013-08-15): Iar Sa Brasov IAR 823, S/N 40. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- [Cancelled 1970-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40160-1970-06-30): Stinson 108, S/N 108-90, built 1946. Owner: [Niver Collin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIVER%20COLLIN%20A), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

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