Single-engine piston

N8988Q

1969 Aero Commander S2R

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
1488R
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Hawke Ag Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Oakdale, CA
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Registration record

N8988Q on the FAA register

Type
1969 Aero Commander S2R
Serial
1488R
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Hawke Ag Aviation Inc
Oakdale, CA
Certificate issued
2009-09-09
Airworthiness date
1969-06-04
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC668B
Mode S (octal)
53063213
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N8988Q.
  • 1969-10-13
    Accident at Shafter,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
Overview

About N8988Q

N8988Q is a 1969 Aero Commander S2R, serial number 1488R. The FAA register lists Hawke Ag Aviation Inc as the registrant in Oakdale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2009 and expires on May 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 June 4, 1969.

N8988Q 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

1991-07-20 Accident · Drayton, ND Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI91DTG06
Reported aircraft: Ayres S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N8988Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT DID NOT PERFORM ANY PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND DID NOT USE THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA.
1969-10-13 Accident · Shafter,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2695
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr S-2R
Probable cause: ES ACFT OBSVD TO STALL AND TURN TO R.

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.