# N4977C: 1959 Snow S2A, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Snow S2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2a) (registry code 8380202)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A9](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1020
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1990
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1995
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A62D69
- Owner when cancelled: [Corcoran Brian L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORCORAN%20BRIAN%20L)
- Location: [Glen Burnie, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Glen%20Burnie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1609° N, 76.6321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21061, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4977C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4977C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4977C-2012-12-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Snow S2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/snow-s2a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX5953](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5953), Sep 18, 1995: MASTER CYLINDER. FAILED. POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND RIGHT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER NOT ACTUATING RIGHT BRAKE. BRAKE ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT FUNCTIONING. WHEN BOTH BRAKES WERE AP

## 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 BFO95LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA095), Sep 15, 1995: Snow S2A (N4977C), Pasadena, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the failure of the right brake during the landing roll.

## 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 19950915029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950915029869A), Sep 15, 1995: Ayres S2A (N4977C), Lakeshore, MD, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Hit parked auto and airplane. Right brake had failed. Recent annual 13HRS prior.

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