# N8946Q: 1972 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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: 1616R
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 28, 1972
- Last registry action: June 29, 1998
- Mode S code: AC5769
- Location: [Greenville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3833° N, 91.0521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, MS, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8946Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8946Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8946Q-2012-08-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA86LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA190), Jun 24, 1986: Aero Commander S2R (N8946Q), Valley Park, MS, substantial damage

## 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 19860624048839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860624048839A), Jun 24, 1986: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8946Q), Valley Park, MS, Substantial damage. Wind shifted to a strong quartering tailwind on takeoff. Departed runway into a ditch. Thunderstorm had just passed.

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