# N4985X: 1975 Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 2012-12-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202)
- Engine: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017)
- Serial number: 5030R
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1975
- Last registry action: May 18, 1984
- Mode S code: A630ED
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3899° N, 118.9852° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4985X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4985X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4985X-2012-12-10

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 LAX83LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA215), May 4, 1983: North American Rockwell S2R800 (N4985X), Fallon, NV, 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 19830504017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504017139A), May 4, 1983: Ayres S2R800 (N4985X), Fallon, NV, Destroyed. Began takeoff without a runup. Lacked speed for takeoff began dumping load ran thru a fence into an embankment.

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