Single-engine piston

N5511X

1973 Aero Commander S2R

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
1711R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bruces Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Arlington, GA
Registration record

N5511X on the FAA register

Type
1973 Aero Commander S2R
Serial
1711R
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Bruces Flying Service Inc
Arlington, GA
Certificate issued
2021-10-26
Airworthiness date
1973-01-20
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A705B3
Mode S (octal)
51602663
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5511X.
  • 1973-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N5511X

N5511X is a 1973 Aero Commander S2R, serial number 1711R. The FAA register lists Bruces Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Arlington, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated January 20, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5511X. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-07-25 Accident · Nampa, ID Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA86LA179
Reported aircraft: Ayres S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N5511X registration before this airframe.
1985-08-04 Accident · Caldwell, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA85LYA01
Reported aircraft: Rockwell S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N5511X registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.