# N5653X: 1973 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 1853R
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 27, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 8, 1977
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A73C54
- Owners when cancelled: [Nolta Hugh Gregg DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOLTA%20HUGH%20GREGG%20DBA), [Willows Flying Svc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLOWS%20FLYING%20SVC)
- Location: [Willows, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Willows)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4972° N, 122.2876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95988, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5653X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5653X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5653X-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX03LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA158), May 21, 2003: Ayres S2R-T34 (N5653X), Willows, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during an aerial application.

## 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 20030521010799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030521010799A), May 21, 2003: Ayres S2R (N5653X), Willows, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was applying copper sulfate to a field north of Willows, California. After application pass, pilot made a hard pull-up. The pilot reported that…

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