# N4973X: 1975 Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 5018R
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1986
- Last registry action: June 29, 2004
- Mode S code: A62CF0
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6695° N, 116.6510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83605, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4973X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4973X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973X-2015-05-19

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 Rockwell International S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r.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 SEA86LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA152), Jun 25, 1986: Rockwell S2R (N4973X), Caldwell, ID, destroyed

## 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 19860625027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860625027739A), Jun 25, 1986: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4973X), Caldwell, ID, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during go around due to loss of aileron control. Pilot failed to remove control lock.

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