# N4968X: 1975 Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01517)
- Serial number: 5013R
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2001
- Last registry action: November 14, 2016
- Mode S code: A629E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Farm & Ranch Aerial Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARM%20%26%20RANCH%20AERIAL%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Wharton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wharton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2957° N, 96.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77488, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4968X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4968X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4968X-2020-08-02

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 Rockwell International S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r.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 FTW04LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA158), Jun 10, 2004: Rockwell International S-2R (N4968X), Needville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power and subsequent in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MKC89LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA081), Mar 17, 1989: Rockwell S2R T34 (N4968X), Heth, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND DUE TO LANDING IN A TAILWIND OF EXCESSIVE VELOCITY WHICH THE PILOT MISJUDGED OR FAILED TO RECOGNIZE.

## 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 20040610015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040610015179A), Jun 10, 2004: Ayres S2R (N4968X), Needville, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 10, 2004, at 0830 local a rockwell international S-2R thrush serial number 5013R registered as N4968X crashed in a field near Needville, Texas.…
- [Incident 19990222015619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990222015619I), Feb 22, 1999: Ayres S2RNORMAL (N4968X), Grace, MS, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft involved in a landing incident on 22 August 1998 at 1:00 pm near Grace, MS. Right brake failed during the landing phase, (tailwheel landing) on a…
- [Accident 19890317004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890317004019A), Mar 17, 1989: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N4968X), Heth, AR, Substantial damage. Wind gust from rear caused aircraft to nose down on landing and resulted in prop strike and engine damage. Tailwind

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