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N729SU

N729SU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sukhoi SU-29. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 23, 1999. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Sukhoi SU-29 cancelled June 23, 1999

Serial number
78-04
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 1, 1996
Last FAA action
April 20, 1999
Last owner
Deabate Carlos A (Co-owned)
Brookhaven, MS
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N729SU

FTW96FA151Accident on March 21, 1996 at New Orleans, LA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sukhoi SU-29 · serial 78-04

The in-flight loss of a bolt in the elevator control system due to improper installation by unknown person(s), which resulted in a disconnection of the elevator control system that rendered the airplane uncontrollable.

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