# N4017K: 1979 Ayres S2R-R3S, registration cancelled 2005-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2005
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-R3S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r3s) (registry code 0970202)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: R3S-008
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 20, 2005
- Last registry action: October 20, 2005
- Mode S code: A4B3AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnston Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Tulare, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tulare)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4017K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017K-2005-12-16

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-R3S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-r3s.md

## 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.

- [Incident 20050112000299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050112000299I), Jan 12, 2005: Ayres S2RR3SNORMAL (N4017K), Calexico, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost directional control during landing on a dirt strip and hit a berm, damaging the propeller and engine.

## Other aircraft with N4017K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4017K): Head Balloons AX8-88, S/N 455
- [Cancelled 2008-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017K-2008-12-31): MD Helicopters MD 900, S/N 900-00130, built 2008. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Md Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1971-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4017K-1971-01-18): Ryan NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-1017. Owner: [Baggs J E &/Or Baggs Marjorie R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAGGS%20J%20E%20%26%2FOR%20BAGGS%20MARJORIE%20R), [San Pedro, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Pedro)

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