# N5052X: 1978 Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 2022-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Serial number: 2417R
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 2006
- Certificate issued: November 10, 2004
- Last registry action: October 9, 2018
- Mode S code: A64F37
- Owner when cancelled: [Whites Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITES%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [La Ward, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Ward)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.8463° N, 96.4341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77970, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5052X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5052X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5052X-2022-07-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Ayres S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r.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 LAX78DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ99), Aug 27, 1978: Aero Comdr S2R (N5052X), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19780827025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827025859A), Aug 27, 1978: Ayres S2B (N5052X), Gila Bend, AZ, Destroyed

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