# N8943Q: 1972 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2005-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2005
- 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: 1613R
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 1972
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1998
- Last registry action: August 16, 2005
- Mode S code: AC5700
- Owner when cancelled: [Middle Georgia Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDDLE%20GEORGIA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Cochran, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cochran)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4159° N, 83.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31014, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8943Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8943Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943Q-2005-09-27

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 MIA02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA135), Jul 17, 2002: Aero Commander S2R (N8943Q), Cochran, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of power while conducting aerial application to cotton crops due to failure of a magneto housing, and the resultant emergency descent and landing to an unsuitable field, causing the collision…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020717020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717020169A), Jul 17, 2002: Ayres S2R (N8943Q), Cochran, GA, No damage. (-23) Upon further investigation of engine found engine magneto case busted, which would confirm pilot's story of total power lost.
- [Incident 20000928029899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000928029899I), Sep 28, 2000: Ayres S2R (N8943Q), Cochran, GA, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] was the PIC of N8943Q which was engaged in agricultural operations at the time of the incident. [privacy data omitted] Stated that…

## Other aircraft with N8943Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8943Q): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42611, built 2025

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