# N4246R: 1991 Sullivan L M / Franklin D W FST 1, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sullivan L M / Franklin D W FST 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sullivan-l-m-franklin-d-w-fst-1) (registry code 9570365)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 01
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1991
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1991
- Last registry action: July 10, 2000
- Mode S code: A50DB5
- Owners when cancelled: [Sullivan Larry M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20LARRY%20M), [Franklin Dennis W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANKLIN%20DENNIS%20W)
- Location: [Baltimore, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Baltimore)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3301° N, 76.6015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21218, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4246R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4246R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246R-2017-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Sullivan L M / Franklin D W FST 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/sullivan-l-m-franklin-d-w-fst-1.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 NYC93LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA018), Oct 7, 1992: Franklin-Sullivan Technologies FS 1 (N4246R), Littletown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A TREE STRIKE ON FINAL APPROACH.

## Other aircraft with N4246R

- [Cancelled 1969-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4246R-1969-06-19): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40683. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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