# N5588X: Ayres S-2R, registration cancelled 1984-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ayres S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/ayres-s-2r) (registry code 0970114)
- Serial number: 2427R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 24, 1980
- Mode S code: A720A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Western Ag. Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20AG.%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [San Joaquin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Joaquin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5588X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5588X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5588X-1984-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX80FVA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVA62), Aug 20, 1980: Ayres S2R (N5588X), Kerman, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19800820036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800820036889A), Aug 20, 1980: Ayres S2R (N5588X), Kerman, CA, Destroyed. Crop duster was turning to go under wires, wing hit crop, plane crashed in cotton field.

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