# N729AR: 2014 Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4, registration cancelled 2018-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/schafer-rick-w-foxtrot-4) (registry code 05633CS)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540-K1F5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1f5) (registry code 41672)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F-008
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Team Tango FOXTROT 4
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 2014
- Certificate issued: March 5, 2014
- Last registry action: March 5, 2014
- Mode S code: A9C50B
- Owner when cancelled: [Schafer Rick W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHAFER%20RICK%20W)
- Location: [Columbus, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5879° N, 88.4411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39705, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729AR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=729AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729AR-2018-03-19

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 Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4: https://openairdocs.org/model/schafer-rick-w-foxtrot-4.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 CEN14FA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA468), Aug 31, 2014: Schafer Rick W Foxtrot 4 (N729AR), Abilene, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt a steep turn to return to the airport after reporting an emergency. The reason for the emergency could not be determined because postaccident examination of the…

## 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.

- [Accident 20140831017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831017809A), Aug 31, 2014: Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4 (N729AR), Abilene, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On August 31, 2014, at approximately 1833 CDT, a foxtrot-4 kit built bearing registration number N729AR, departed runway 17R at Abilene Regional (kabi). After…
- [Incident 20140801013449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140801013449I), Aug 1, 2014: Schafer Rick W FOXTROT 4 (N729AR), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. 08/01/2014, N729AR, foxtrot 4, a kit built composit, low wing, fixed gear aircraft at airventure Oshkosh Wisconsin sustained a partially collasped left landing…

## Other aircraft with N729AR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N729AR): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0559, built 2024

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.