# N5531X: 1973 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2011-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1731R
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1973
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2006
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A70D21
- Owner when cancelled: [Aufderheide Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUFDERHEIDE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Dewitt, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Dewitt)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2746° N, 91.3233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72042, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5531X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5531X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5531X-2011-09-27

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 Aero Commander S2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r.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 CEN10LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA236), May 3, 2010: Aero Commander S2R (N5531X), DeWitt, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20100503032909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100503032909A), May 3, 2010: Aero Comman S2R (N5531X), Dewitt, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On may 3, 2010 at approximately 1630CST, an agriculture aircraft, N5531X, an Aero commander S2R, departed Dewitt county airport in Arkansas to spray 3 fields.…

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