# N5539X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 23, 1992
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5539X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5539X

## Aircraft that carried N5539X

- [Cancelled 1992-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5539X-1992-01-23): Aero Commander S2R, S/N 1739R. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Kelsey Steve W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELSEY%20STEVE%20W), [Rigby, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Rigby)

## NTSB investigations on N5539X (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 SEA91LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA260), Apr 15, 1991: Aero Commander S-2R (N5539X), Grangeville, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT IN IMC WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, RESULTING IN PILOT DISORIENTATION AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO A BOX CANYON. FACTORS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5539X (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 19910414019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910414019749A), Apr 14, 1991: Ayres S2RNORMAL (N5539X), Grangeville, ID, Damage unknown, 1 fatal. Became missing on ferry flight to Grangeville,ID. Last seen near elk city,ID. Below 800 ft overcast in rain showers
- [Incident 19810606039359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810606039359I), Jun 6, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5539X), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Overturned in plowed field during forced landing due to engine failure.

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