Single-engine piston

N5543X

1973 Aero Commander S2R

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
1743R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Croom Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Port Saint Joe, FL
Registration record

N5543X on the FAA register

Type
1973 Aero Commander S2R
Serial
1743R
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Croom Aviation LLC
Port Saint Joe, FL
Certificate issued
2017-01-26
Airworthiness date
1973-04-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A7111E
Mode S (octal)
51610436
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-01-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5543X.
  • 1985-07-03
    Accident at Paragould, AR; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N5543X

N5543X is a 1973 Aero Commander S2R, serial number 1743R. The FAA register lists Croom Aviation LLC as the registrant in Port Saint Joe, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 26, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 April 10, 1973.

N5543X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-05-28 Accident · Lambert, MS Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · MIA89LA166
Reported aircraft: Ayres S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N5543X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE IMPELLER. THE DITCH IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
1985-07-03 Accident · Paragould, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC85LA151
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander S2R

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.