# N5053X: 1978 Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 2418R
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1978
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1980
- Last registry action: June 15, 1983
- Mode S code: A64F5A
- Owners when cancelled: [Glover Merlin Indiv DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOVER%20MERLIN%20INDIV%20DBA), [Glover Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOVER%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Hollandale, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Hollandale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1551° N, 90.8760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38748, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5053X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5053X-2013-03-21

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 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 ATL81FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ11), May 28, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5053X), Hollandale, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810528031249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810528031249A), May 28, 1981: Ayres S2R (N5053X), Hollandale, MS, Destroyed. Witness observed ag plane dive into ground during irregular turn-around for a clean-up swath run.

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