# N4998X: Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 1997-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202)
- Serial number: 2127R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1993
- Last registry action: November 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A6350D
- Owner when cancelled: [Loop Spraying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOOP%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Loop, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Loop)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9031° N, 102.3319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79342, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4998X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4998X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4998X-1997-09-12

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 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 FTW95LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA379), Sep 5, 1995: Rockwell S-2R (N4998X), Loop, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER LINE. A FACTOR WAS THE SUN GLARE LIGHT CONDITIONS.

## 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 19950904027959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904027959A), Sep 4, 1995: Ayres S2R (N4998X), Loop, TX, Substantial damage. Flying into sun on spray run banked avoid sign. Wing hit powerline. Lost control and crashed in cotton field.
- [Incident 19840729043989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729043989I), Jul 29, 1984: Ayres S2RRESTD (N4998X), Brawley, CA, Substantial damage. Right main gear hit a muddy area while landing on an ag strip. Aircraft slid into a ditch.
- [Incident 19800119018899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018899I), Jan 19, 1980: Ayres S2R (N4998X), Calipatria, CA, Minor damage. While spraying wheat field pilot didn't pull up soon enough & struck elevated bank. Left gear collapsed on rollout.

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