# N5042X: 1975 Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 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: [Wright C7BA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c7ba-series) (registry code 67017)
- Serial number: 5072R
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 22, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A64B80
- Owner when cancelled: [Tripp Ag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRIPP%20AG%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5042X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5042X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5042X-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ATL86LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA230), Aug 27, 1986: Rockwell S-2R (N5042X), Shellman, GA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20020808022579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808022579I), Aug 8, 2002: Ayres S2R (N5042X), Searcy, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Second landing of the day on touchdown pilot states that tail wheel hit a bump where runway transitions from grass to asphalt. At that point tail wheel…
- [Accident 19860827042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827042569A), Aug 27, 1986: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5042X), Shellman, GA, Substantial damage. Smoke from engine on takeoff. Engine failed and aircraft landed in a cornfield. Supercharger bearing had failed.

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