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Aero Commander S2R · 1969 · Oakdale, CA
N8988Q is a 1969 Aero Commander S2R (serial 1488R), registered to Hawke Ag Aviation Inc (corporation) in Oakdale, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from June 1969 (57 years ago). It carries a P&W R1340 SERIES engine rated at 600 hp, the engine on 93% of registered Aero Commander S2Rs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address AC668B. It is one of 60 Aero Commander S2R aircraft on the FAA registry. Hawke Ag Aviation Inc holds 10 aircraft on the registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
55 of the 59 registered Aero Commander S2R carry this engine (93%), across 5 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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