# N8898Q: Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 1971-08-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 24, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander S2R](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-s2r) (registry code 0143022)
- Serial number: 1498R
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1969
- Mode S code: AC42C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Medley Dan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDLEY%20DAN)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8898Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8898Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8898Q-1971-08-24

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 FTW72DRG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG06), Jul 8, 1971: Aero Comdr S-2R (N8898Q), Harlingen, TX, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8898Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8898Q): Cessna TU206G, S/N U20603561, built 1976

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