# N8873Q: Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 1971-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Serial number: 1473R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1969
- Mode S code: AC3AA6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cotton Aero Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTTON%20AERO%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Buckeye, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Buckeye)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8873Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8873Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873Q-1971-12-16

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 LAX71FUJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUJ08), Jul 21, 1970: Snow S2B (N8873Q), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8873Q

- [Cancelled 2017-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8873Q-2017-04-26): Cessna U206G, S/N U20603560, built 1976. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Katy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Katy)

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