# N8859Q: Rockwell International S-2R, registration cancelled 1978-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rockwell International S-2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-s-2r) (registry code 7630202)
- Serial number: 2344R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1977
- Mode S code: AC340A
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Lake Providence, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Providence)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8859Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859Q-1978-07-27

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 Rockwell International S-2R: https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-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 FTW78FRJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ24), Jul 19, 1978: Aero-Comdr S-2R (N8859Q), Lake Providenc, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19780719019249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780719019249A), Jul 19, 1978: Ayres S2R (N8859Q), Lake Providenc,, LA, Destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8859Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8859Q): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42657, built 2023

---
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.
