# N8973Q: 1972 Aero Commander S2R, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 1643R
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1988
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AC6225
- Owner when cancelled: [Moseley Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSELEY%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Litchfield, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Litchfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5162° N, 112.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85340, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8973Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8973Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973Q-2014-11-20

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 SEA75FYA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYA16), Aug 31, 1974: Snow 600S2R (N8973Q), Marsing, ID, 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.

- [Incident 19991111036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991111036769I), Nov 11, 1999: Ayres S2R (N8973Q), Suprise, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) After expelling chemical load pilot was in cruise flt returning to home base when powerplant power setting/rpm would not follow cockpit trottle movement.…
- [Incident 19920801043839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920801043839I), Aug 1, 1992: Ayres S2RR1340REST (N8973Q), Litchfield Park, AZ, Minor damage. Lost power on a low pass over field. Forced landing in another field. Found NR3 cylinder separated from barrel.
- [Accident 19740831029739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831029739A), Aug 31, 1974: Ayres S2R (N8973Q), Marsing, ID, Substantial damage. Small strip. Swerved l off rwy when wing hit high weeds. Hit irrigation corrugate.

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