# N5561X: 1973 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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: 1761R
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1973
- Last registry action: November 10, 2004
- Mode S code: A71846
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5561X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5561X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5561X-2012-09-24

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 FTW95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA145), Mar 23, 1995: Aero Commander S2R (N5561X), Gillett, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE MAIN ROD BEARING SEIZED TO THE CRANKSHAFT DUE TO WORN MASTER ROD METAL PIECES BLOCKING THE OIL PASSAGES. A FACTOR WAS AN ENGINE OVERHAUL WAS NOT PERFORMED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## 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 19950323005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950323005309A), Mar 23, 1995: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5561X), Gillette, AR, Substantial damage. On swath run oil pressure zero. Engine quit. Slid into trees. High time bearing failure. Blocked oil. Engine siezed

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