# N8822Q: 1970 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2007-08-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 29, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1522R
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1970
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1998
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: AC27F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Vance Aircraft Salvage Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANCE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20INC)
- Location: [Firebaugh, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Firebaugh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7856° N, 120.6254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93622, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8822Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8822Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8822Q-2007-08-29

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 (3)

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 LAX04CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA323), Sep 18, 2004: Aero Commander S2R (N8822Q), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from high tension wires in dark night conditions. The reason for the loss of engine power after the wire collision was not determined.
- [NTSB LAX02LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA246), Aug 5, 2002: Aero Commander S2R-T34 (N8822Q), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB LAX83LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA148), Mar 17, 1983: Aero Commander S-2R (N8822Q), Dos Palos, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20040918022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918022049A), Sep 18, 2004: Ayres S2R (N8822Q), Firebaugh, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was spraying a field at night, flying under high tension powerlines suspended by towers, that converged into his flight path. Thinking he was at…
- [Accident 20020805017049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020805017049A), Aug 5, 2002: Ayres S2R (N8822Q), Losbanos, CA, No damage. (-23) On 08-05-02 at approximately 0615 hours PDT, Mr. Handy, a commercial pilot working for vance theil, inc., was engaged in agricultural aerial application…
- [Accident 19830317008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830317008379A), Mar 17, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8822Q), Dos Palos, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off the landing strip into mud and nosed over. Was landing with a quartering tail wind.

## Other aircraft with N8822Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8822Q): Boeing 737-8, S/N 67479, built 2022

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