# N912ES: 2002 Cooper James R AC-4C, registration cancelled 2022-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cooper James R AC-4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-james-r-ac-4c) (registry code 056075Y)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 002K
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Kit: Avia Stroitel AC4-C
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 2002
- Certificate issued: October 26, 2015
- Last registry action: May 18, 2018
- Mode S code: AC9E8E
- Owner when cancelled: [Maynard Peter C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAYNARD%20PETER%20C)
- Location: [Berryville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Berryville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1631° N, 77.9872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22611, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912ES
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=912ES
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N912ES-2022-07-30

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 Cooper James R AC-4C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cooper-james-r-ac-4c.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 ERA20FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA097), Feb 9, 2020: Aviastroitel AC 4C (N912ES), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

## 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 20200209000579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200209000579A), Feb 9, 2020: Cooper James R AC-4C (N912ES), Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 09FEB2020, [privacy data omitted] departed kfrr from runway 28, in his single pilot, russia AC-4C glider at approximately 1224HRS. At approximately 1324HRS…

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