# N8879Q: Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 1973-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Serial number: 1479R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1969
- Mode S code: AC3B78
- Owner when cancelled: [Clark Norman D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20NORMAN%20D)
- Location: [Royal City, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Royal%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8879Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879Q-1973-05-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 SEA72FYG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYG01), Jul 13, 1971: Snow S2R (N8879Q), Royal City, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8879Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8879Q): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42681, built 2023

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