# N5548X: Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 1989-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970101)
- Serial number: 2425R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A711CD
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5548X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5548X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548X-1989-08-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX89LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA202), May 23, 1989: Ayres S2R (N5548X), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED FLIGHT FROM VMC TO IMC, WITH ICING CONDITIONS, FROM WHICH RECOVERY WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.

## Other aircraft with N5548X

- [Cancelled 2013-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548X-2013-10-18): Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD, S/N 1251. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [US International Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20INTERNATIONAL%20SERVICES%20CORP), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

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