# N5519X: 1973 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2013-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 1719R
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1998
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A706CB
- Owner when cancelled: [Benson Air Ag Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENSON%20AIR%20AG%20INC)
- Location: [Benson, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Benson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.3176° N, 95.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56215, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5519X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5519X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5519X-2013-04-25

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 Aero Commander S2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI08CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA176), Jul 6, 2008: Aero Commander S2R (N5519X), Clontarf, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the power transmission lines.
- [NTSB CHI03LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA106), Apr 13, 2003: Aero Commander S2R (N5519X), Benson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20080706840709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706840709A), Jul 6, 2008: Ayres S2R600 (N5519X), Benson, MN, Destroyed. As the pilot was spraying a wheat field, he failed to see the two seats of power lines at the beginning of the field. The pilot stated he saw the first two…
- [Accident 20030412009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412009389A), Apr 12, 2003: Ayres S2R (N5519X), Benson, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 04/12/03, at 2000 CDT, an aero commander (Ayres) S2R, owned by Benson air ag, inc. and operated by Douglas jackson forced landed during an aerial…

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