N39S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sheppard S-2 built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 21, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
N39S is reserved by a private party since October 2, 2017. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on August 2, 2027.
Sheppard S-2 cancelled September 21, 2012
- Serial number
- GS-2
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 21, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Martin, TN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N39S
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sheppard S-2 · serial GS-2
The failure of the elevator control pushrod, that resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with ground.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site