# N4017B: Ayres S2R-T34, registration cancelled 1997-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106)
- Serial number: T34002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1986
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A4B3A7
- Owner when cancelled: [George Clanton Dusting And Spraying](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20CLANTON%20DUSTING%20AND%20SPRAYING)
- Location: [Yazoo City, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Yazoo%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8432° N, 90.5152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39194, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4017B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017B-1997-10-09

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 MIA90FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA190), Sep 26, 1990: Ayres S2R-T34 (N4017B), Thornton, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DRILLING OF A HOLE IN THE SPAR CAP BY A MECHANIC RESULTING IN THE INITIATION OF FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE SPAR CAP AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE SPAR CAP AND INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE…
- [NTSB FTW80FQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FQG26), Jun 14, 1980: Ayres S-2R (N4017B), Seminole, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19900926042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900926042439A), Sep 26, 1990: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4017B), Thorton, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Right wing failed in flight from fatigue cracks around a drill hole in wing spar cap. Patch hid fatigue cracks.
- [Accident 19800614027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800614027739A), Jun 14, 1980: Ayres S2R (N4017B), Seminole, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route to spray field. Hit ditch, landing on a road. Found power turbine damaged by excessive heat.

## Other aircraft with N4017B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017B): Canadair CT-114 TUTOR, S/N 26017, built 1964
- [Cancelled 1975-01-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017B-1975-01-29): Aeronca L-16A, S/N 47-1023, built 1947. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

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