# N8961Q: 1972 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1631R
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1972
- Certificate issued: March 24, 1982
- Last registry action: November 30, 1991
- Mode S code: AC5E28
- Owner when cancelled: [Valley Sprayer & Duster Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLEY%20SPRAYER%20%26%20DUSTER%20SVC%20INC)
- Location: [Sun City, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sun%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6058° N, 112.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85351, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8961Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8961Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8961Q-2013-05-17

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 LAX77FUJ98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ98), Sep 5, 1977: Aero Comdr S2R (N8961Q), Stanfield, AZ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19831110057659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831110057659A), Nov 10, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8961Q), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot claims engine lost power during procedure turn while spraying. No discrepancy was found with engine.
- [Incident 19830902067709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902067709I), Sep 2, 1983: Ayres S2RRESTD (N8961Q), Somerton, AZ, Minor damage. Engine lost power on a spray run. Dumped load and landed on a road. Spray boom hit cotton. Nr 3 rocker box cracked.
- [Accident 19770905027259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905027259A), Sep 5, 1977: Ayres S2R (N8961Q), Stanfield, AZ, Substantial damage. Dd amid farm machinery.

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