# N59SK: 1979 Ayres S2R-T34, registration cancelled 2013-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ayres S2R-T34](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34) (registry code 0970106)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Serial number: T34-008
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1980
- Last registry action: August 12, 1989
- Mode S code: A79CA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Old River Crop Dusting Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLD%20RIVER%20CROP%20DUSTING%20INC)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1659° N, 119.0459° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93313, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59SK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59SK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59SK-2013-04-24

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Ayres S2R-T34: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s2r-t34.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 LAX92FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA149), Mar 23, 1992: Ayres S2R-T34 (N59SK), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: A CATASTROPHIC WING SPAR FAILURE PRECIPITATED BY HIDDEN CORROSION AND THE RESTRICTED VIEW OF THE AREA OF CORROSION BY THE AIRPLANE'S WING STRUCTURE.

## 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 19920323007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323007319A), Mar 23, 1992: Ayres S2RT34RESTD (N59SK), Bakersfield, CA, Destroyed. Left wing spar broke due corrosion during ag turn around. Huck bolts securing steel spar cap heavily corroded.

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