# N5609X: Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 1997-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Serial number: 1809R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1982
- Last registry action: August 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A72A93
- Owner when cancelled: [Willett Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLETT%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Huron, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1961° N, 120.0848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93234, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5609X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5609X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5609X-1997-08-25

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 LAX95LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA261), Jul 21, 1995: Aero Commander S2R (N5609X), Huron, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION TO READ A MAP. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, WHICH REDUCED THE PILOT'S VISUAL…

## 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 19950721019359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721019359A), Jul 21, 1995: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N5609X), Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Flew into ground on pullup from night spray run while looking in cockpit for map of area. Medical drug impairment.

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