# N8816Q: Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 1983-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Serial number: 1516R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1979
- Last registry action: May 25, 1983
- Mode S code: AC24C5
- Owners when cancelled: [Cordele Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORDELE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Gray Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20ROBERT%20K), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Cordele, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cordele)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9430° N, 83.7786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31015, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8816Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8816Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8816Q-1983-05-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA79FKG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG65), Aug 29, 1979: Aero Cmndr S2R600 (N8816Q), Narabi, GA, destroyed

## 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 19790829023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790829023019A), Aug 29, 1979: Ayres S2R (N8816Q), Arabi, GA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped during spray run. Landed in soybean field. Flipped over. Water in fuel.

## Other aircraft with N8816Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8816Q): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42536, built 2021

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.